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CVE-2022-26118

Medium
6.7
0.05.010.0
Year
2022
Published
Jul 18, 2022
Known Affected Devices
0
CVSS Score
6.7

What is CVE-2022-26118?

A privilege chaining vulnerability [CWE-268] in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 may allow a local and authenticated attacker with a restricted shell to escalate their privileges to root due to incorrect permissions of some folders and executable files on the system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV
Attack Vector
Local

Requires local access — attacker must be logged in or have physical access to the device.

AC
Attack Complexity
Low

No special conditions required. Exploit can be performed reliably and repeatedly.

PR
Privileges Required
High

Administrative or root-level privileges required to exploit.

UI
User Interaction
None

No user interaction required. Exploit runs without any victim action.

S
Scope
Unchanged

Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.

C
Confidentiality Impact
High

Complete loss of confidentiality. All data on the component may be exposed.

I
Integrity Impact
High

Complete loss of integrity. Attacker can modify any file or data on the component.

A
Availability Impact
High

Complete denial of service. The component becomes fully unavailable.

Known Affected Devices

Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 40F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 60E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 61E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 70F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 80E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 81E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 101E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 200F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 201E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 201F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 300E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 301E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 401E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 501E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 600E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 900D Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 1100E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 1101E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 1800F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 2000E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 2200E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 2500E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3000D Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3100D Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3200D Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3400E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3401E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3600E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3601E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 3960E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 4401F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 6300F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 6301F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 6501F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 7040E Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate 7121F Fortinet Fortinet FortiGate VM01

FAQ

How severe is CVE-2022-26118?

CVE-2022-26118 has a CVSS score of 6.7/10, rated as Medium. Review the affected products list and apply vendor patches.

What does the CVSS score mean for CVE-2022-26118?

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) rates vulnerability severity from 0.0 to 10.0. CVE-2022-26118 scores 6.7/10 (Medium). Scores 9.0–10.0 are Critical, 7.0–8.9 are High, 4.0–6.9 are Medium, and below 4.0 are Low.

Which devices are affected by CVE-2022-26118?

The list of devices confirmed to be affected by CVE-2022-26118 is shown in the "Affected Devices" section above. Check your firmware version against the vendor security advisory and apply the latest patch.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2022-26118?

Apply the latest firmware or software update from the vendor. Check the References section above for official advisories and patch notes. If no patch is available, consider disabling the affected feature or isolating the device from untrusted networks.