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CVE-2022-29054

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-329

Description

A missing cryptographic steps vulnerability [CWE-325] in the functions that encrypt the DHCP and DNS keys in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2.x and 6.0.x may allow an attacker in possession of the encrypted key to decipher it.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.0.0 through 6.0.16; from 6.2.0 through 6.2.12; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.11; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.8; 7.2.0 — fixed in 7.0.8
• Fortinet FortiProxy: from 1.1.0 through 1.1.6; from 1.2.0 through 1.2.13; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.11; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.8; 7.2.0, 7.2.1 — fixed in 7.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.0.8; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-080
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-080

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