CVE•Published 2023-03-07•Modified 2026-10-22•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2022-42476Fortinet · Fortiproxy

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 89% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, FortiOS 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.12, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, FortiProxy 2.0.0 through 2.0.11, FortiProxy 1.2 all versions, FortiProxy 01.02 all versions, FortiProxy 1.1 all versions, FortiProxy 01.01 all versions allows privileged VDOM administrators to escalate their privileges to super admin of the box via crafted CLI requests.

Timeline

Published 2023-03-07

Modified 2026-10-22

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2022-42476

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Fortinet Fortiproxy"

All exposed Fortinet Fortiproxy instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Fortiproxy"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Fortiproxy" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2022-42476