CVE-2022-38378 json
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 th…
published 2023-02-16 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-40964
- cvss
- 4.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.
Patch / fix
- fortinet fortiproxy 7.0.8, 7.2.2
- fortinet fortios 7.0.8, 7.2.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS
- Fortinet FortiProxy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/psirt/FG-IR-22-346
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-38378
- NVD CVE-2022-38378
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