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CVE-2022-41328: Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-03-14
• EPSS: 10.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.0.0 through 6.0.16; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.14; from 6.4.0 before 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.10; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.4 — fixed in 6.2.14, 6.4.12, 7.0.10, 7.2.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 6.2.14, 6.4.12, 7.0.10, 7.2.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41328

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