CVE-2022-45862

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-613

Description

An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE-613] vulnerability in FortiOS 7.2.5 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions; FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions; FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, 1.2 all versions, 1.1 all versions, 1.0 all versions; FortiSwitchManager 7.2.1 and below, 7.0 all versions GUI may allow attackers to re-use websessions after GUI logout, should they manage to acquire the required credentials.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.4.0 before 7.2.6 — fixed in 7.2.6
Fortinet FortiPAM: from 1.0.0 before 1.4.0 — fixed in 1.4.0
Fortinet FortiProxy: from 7.0.0 before 7.4.0 — fixed in 7.4.0
Fortinet FortiSwitchManager: from 7.0.0 before 7.2.2 — fixed in 7.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 7.2.6; Fortinet FortiPAM 1.4.0; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.4.0; Fortinet FortiSwitchManager 7.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-445

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