CVE-2022-45856 Security feature bypass in FortiClientAndroid
An improper certificate validation flaw in FortiClient's SAML SSO feature allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks on authentication traffic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-45856?
CVE-2022-45856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiClientWindows 6.4 all versions, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiClientMac 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientLinux 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientAndroid 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 and FortiClientiOS 5.6 all versions, 6.0.0 through 6.0.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 SAML SSO feature may allow an unauthenticated attacker to man-in-the-middle the communication between the FortiClient and both the service provider and the identity provider.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45856?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2022-45856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-45856 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45856 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient
- CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
- CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux
- CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r657-x7w7-q6j3.