CVE-2022-29056

mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.81% (78th) EPSS

CVSS 5.3 · medium

Is it mine?

29 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiMail version 6.4.0, version 6.2.0 through 6.2.4 and before 6.0.9 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.3

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4

v3.13.7lowAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.13.5lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.13.7lowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 1.4

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-307USprimaryCWE-307US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

chessredoffsec/CVE-2022-29056chessredoffsec/CVE-2022-29056PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (29)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiMail≤ 6.4.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiMail≤ 5.4.0 ≤5.4.12enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiMail≤ 6.0.0 ≤6.0.9enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiMail≤ 6.2.1 ≤6.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator≤ 5.3.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator≤ 5.3.1fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator≤ 5.5.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator≤ 5.4.1fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator≤ 5.4.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator5.1.0 → 5.1.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator5.2.0 → 5.2.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator6.0.0 → 6.0.8fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator6.1.0 → 6.1.3fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator6.2.0 → 6.2.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator6.3.0 → 6.3.4fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAuthenticator6.4.0 → 6.4.6fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiDeceptor≤ 1.1.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiDeceptor≤ 2.0.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiDeceptor≤ 2.1.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiDeceptor1.0.0 → 1.0.1fstec_bduRU

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0594Fortinet FortiAuthenticator: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-03-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator und Fortinet FortiMail ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

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Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-03-09modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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