# CVE-2022-41328: Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal

> Privileged attackers can read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands in FortiOS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 14 Mar 2023 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-prj2-6g47-x68h

## What is CVE-2022-41328?

CVE-2022-41328 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 7 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41328?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortios.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41328?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41328 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 4 Apr 2023.

## Is CVE-2022-41328 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-41328 in the wild since at least 14 Mar 2023.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortios

- [CVE-2024-23113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23113/): Fortinet Multiple Products Format String (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-40684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40684/): Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-55591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55591/): Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21762/): Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-42475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42475/): Fortinet FortiOS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41328 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41328 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 7 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-41328 in the wild since at least 14 Mar 2023.

Affected product: Fortinet Fortios. 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-2022-41328/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41328/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41328
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41328
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41328

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41328/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.