CVE-2022-41328

Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability

  • Medium 6.5
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 14 Mar 2023

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.

Key facts

Published
7 Mar 2023
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
fortinet
KEV added
14 Mar 2023
KEV fix due
4 Apr 2023
EPSS
10.682% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 95.884% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 6.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (fortinet)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C

What to do

  • Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.4 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.10 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.12 or aboveCNA solution statement
  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FortinetFortiOS
  • Default status: unaffected
  • 7.2.0 up to and including 7.2.3 (affected)
  • 7.0.0 up to and including 7.0.9 (affected)
  • 6.4.0 up to and including 6.4.11 (affected)
  • 6.2.0 up to and including 6.2.13 (affected)
  • 6.0.0 up to and including 6.0.16 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 7 Mar 2023 Published
  2. 14 Mar 2023 CVE-2022-41328 added to CISA KEV
  3. 14 Mar 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

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HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on Path traversal (CWE-22).

References