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The vulnerability in the web interface of the FortiOS operating system and the proxy server for protecting against Internet attacks, FortiProxy, allows a perpetrator to increase their privileges.

🗓️ 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
bdu_fstec
 bdu_fstec🔗 bdu.fstec.ru👁 1 Views

Vulnerability in FortiOS interface and FortiProxy for authentication bypass and privilege escalation.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
0day.today		Fortinet FortiOS / FortiProxy / FortiSwitchManager Authentication Bypass Exploit
19 Oct 202200:00
–zdt
0day.today		FortiOS FortiProxy FortiSwitchManager v7.2.1 - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
27 Mar 202300:00
–zdt
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
27 Oct 202215:11
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
21 Oct 202208:07
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
26 Oct 202201:48
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
13 Oct 202214:24
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
13 Oct 202219:53
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		FortiGate-FortiWeb-Multi-Exploit-Extractor
14 May 202614:07
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
13 Oct 202218:13
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy
14 Sep 202321:29
–githubexploit
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Vulners
Node
fortinetfortiproxyRange7.0.0–7.0.6
OR
fortinetfortiproxyMatch7.2.0
OR
fortinetfortiswitch_managerMatch7.0.0
OR
fortinetfortiswitch_managerMatch7.2.0
OR
fortinetfortiosRange7.0.0–7.0.7
OR
fortinetfortiosRange7.2.0–7.2.2
SourceLink
docswww.docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.0.7/fortios-release-notes/289806/resolved-issues
docswww.docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.2/fortios-release-notes/289806/resolved-issues
docswww.docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/6.0.0/hardening-your-fortigate/582009/system-administrator-best-practices
rapid7www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/10/07/cve-2022-40684-remote-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-fortinet-firewalls-web-proxies/
packetstormsecuritywww.packetstormsecurity.com/files/169431/Fortinet-FortiOS-FortiProxy-FortiSwitchManager-Authentication-Bypass.html
cisawww.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv
packetstormsecuritywww.packetstormsecurity.com/files/171515/Fortinet-7.2.1-Authentication-Bypass.html
webwww.web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail

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05 Jun 2026 00:00Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 39.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.94427
FortiOSFortiProxyauthentication bypassprivilege escalationweb interface
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