CVE-2022-40679

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiDDoS	>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.1; >= 5.5.0, <= 5.5.1; >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.2; >= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.1; 5.2.0; 5.1.0; 5.0.0; 4.7.0; 4.6.0; 4.5.0; >= 4.4.0, <= 4.4.2; >= 4.3.0, <= 4.3.2; >= 4.2.1, <= 4.2.2; >= 4.1.1, <= 4.1.12; >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.1
Fortinet	FortiDDoS-F	6.4.0; >= 6.3.0, <= 6.3.3; >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.2; >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.4
Fortinet	FortiADC	7.1.0; >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3; >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.4; >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.6; >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.4; >= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.5; >= 5.3.0, <= 5.3.7; >= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.8; >= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.7; >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.4

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-335Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-335Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 11, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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