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CVE-2022-45857 (GCVE-0-2022-45857)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-05 07:37 – Updated: 2024-10-22 20:50
VLAI
Summary
An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attacker to access a FortiGate without a password via newly created VDOMs after the super_admin account is deleted.
Severity
6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-22 20:18 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-286 - Improper access control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fortinet FortiManager Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.1 (semver)
Affected: 6.4.0 , ≤ 6.4.7 (semver)
Affected: 6.2.0 , ≤ 6.2.8 (semver)
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