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CVE-2022-42474

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, version 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.12, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.1 allows an privileged attacker to delete arbitrary directories from the filesystem through crafted HTTP requests.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.2.0 through 6.2.15; from 6.4.0 through 6.4.12; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.9; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.3
• Fortinet FortiProxy: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.7; 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 through 7.0.7; 7.2.0, 7.2.1
• Fortinet FortiSwitchManager: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.2.0, 7.2.1

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-393
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-393

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