CVE-2022-35843
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
An authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data vulnerability [CWE-302] in the FortiOS SSH login component 7.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiProxy SSH login component 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, 2.0.0 through 2.0.10, 1.2.0 all versions may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to login into the device via sending specially crafted Access-Challenge response from the Radius server.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.3–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (27)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2255Fortinet FortiOS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2022-12-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiOS und Fortinet FortiProxy ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-35843/cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-255cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Fortinet-FortiOS-user-access-via-RADIUS-SSH-Authentication-40036cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-255enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-255PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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