CVE-2022-45856
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.002 · 14 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiClientWindows 6.4 all versions, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiClientMac 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientLinux 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientAndroid 6.4 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 7.2.0 and FortiClientiOS 5.6 all versions, 6.0.0 through 6.0.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 SAML SSO feature may allow an unauthenticated attacker to man-in-the-middle the communication between the FortiClient and both the service provider and the identity provider.
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affected products (61)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-2111Fortinet FortiClient: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-09-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiClient ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-45856/cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-230Patchcnnvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-230cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Fortinet-FortiClient-Man-in-the-Middle-via-SAML-SSO-45125cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-230enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-230Vendor Advisorynvd
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