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CVE-2022-42469

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 11, 2023 at 04:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A permissive list of allowed inputs vulnerability [CWE-183] in FortiGate version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.9 and below Policy-based NGFW Mode may allow an authenticated SSL-VPN user to bypass the policy via bookmarks in the web portal.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiOS· Fortinet
95%
7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.97.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.117.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.37.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.47.0.07.2.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-381

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-183NVD-CWE-Other

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