# CVE-2022-39949: Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiEDR

> A privileged user can terminate FortiEDR processes using special tools, bypassing endpoint detection and response protection.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxmc-34w7-fv72

## What is CVE-2022-39949?

CVE-2022-39949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiEDR, 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

An improper control of a resource through its lifetime vulnerability [CWE-664] in FortiEDR CollectorWindows 4.0.0 through 4.1, 5.0.0 through 5.0.3.751, 5.1.0 may allow a privileged user to terminate the FortiEDR processes with special tools and bypass the EDR protection.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiedr.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiEDR

- [CVE-2022-23441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23441/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2022-23440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23440/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiEDR (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-33303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33303/): Auth bypass in FortiEDR (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2022-29057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29057/): Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiEDR (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-23446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23446/): Denial of service in Fortinet FortiEDR (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiEDR, 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-2022-39949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiEDR. 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-2022-39949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39949

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39949/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.