# CVE-2022-26119: Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM

> A local attacker with CLI access can use a hardcoded password to perform operations on the Glassfish server, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9qf9-3f53-7x3q

## What is CVE-2022-26119?

CVE-2022-26119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM, published on 2 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A improper authentication vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM before 6.5.0 allows a local attacker with CLI access to perform operations on the Glassfish server directly via a hardcoded password.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortisiem.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-26119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSIEM

- [CVE-2025-25256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-25256/): Command injection in FortiSIEM (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16153/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-40714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40714/): Path traversal in FortiSIEM (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-23108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23108/): Command injection in FortiSIEM (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-23109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23109/): Command injection in FortiSIEM (critical 9.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26119 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM, published on 2 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiSIEM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26119

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26119/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.