# CVE-2022-41335: Path traversal in FortiOS

> Authenticated attackers can read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests in Fortinet network appliances.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gjq5-3p29-m546

## What is CVE-2022-41335?

CVE-2022-41335 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 16 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and before 7.0.0  allows an authenticated attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41335?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Fortinet Fortios, Fortinet Fortiproxy, Fortinet Fortiswitchmanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41335?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41335 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41335 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2022-41335 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41335 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 16 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41335 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2022-41335/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41335/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41335
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41335
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41335

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41335/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.