CVE-2022-40684
🗓️ 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00Reported by fortinetType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 16 Media mentions👁 1491 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 91 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fortinet FortiOS / FortiProxy / FortiSwitchManager Authentication Bypass Exploit | 19 Oct 202200:00 | – | zdt |
| FortiOS FortiProxy FortiSwitchManager v7.2.1 - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 27 Mar 202300:00 | – | zdt |
 | Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 27 Oct 202215:11 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 21 Oct 202208:07 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 26 Oct 202201:48 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 13 Oct 202214:24 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 13 Oct 202219:53 | – | githubexploit |
| MCATester | 24 Jun 202605:32 | – | githubexploit |
| FortiGate-FortiWeb-Multi-Exploit-Extractor | 14 May 202614:07 | – | githubexploit |
| Exploit for Improper Authentication in Fortinet Fortiproxy | 13 Oct 202218:13 | – | githubexploit |
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[
{
"vendor": "Fortinet",
"product": "Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManager",
"versions": [
{
"version": "FortiOS 7.2.1, 7.2.0, 7.0.6, 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0; FortiProxy 7.2.0, 7.0.6, 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0; FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0, 7.0.0",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | path | system/admin/{username} | Endpoint used to modify a user’s authorized_keys via PUT, enabling SSH key insertion for authentication bypass. | CWE-287 |
| ssh-public-key1 | path | system/admin/{username} | Endpoint used to modify a user’s authorized_keys via PUT, enabling SSH key insertion for authentication bypass. | CWE-287 |
| ssh-public-key2 | path | system/admin/{username} | Endpoint used to modify a user’s authorized_keys via PUT, enabling SSH key insertion for authentication bypass. | CWE-287 |
| ssh-public-key3 | path | system/admin/{username} | Endpoint used to modify a user’s authorized_keys via PUT, enabling SSH key insertion for authentication bypass. | CWE-287 |
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06 Aug 2026 05:16Current
9.8High risk
Vulners AI Score9.8
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.99984
SSVC