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CVE-2022-45857

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 5, 2023 at 07:37 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiManager

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attacker to access a FortiGate without a password via newly created VDOMs after the super_admin account is deleted.

Affected

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

FortiManager· Fortinet
95%
6.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.86.2.0 ≤ v < 6.2.96.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.76.4.0 ≤ v < 6.4.87.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.17.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.26.2.06.4.07.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.2, 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-22-371

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-286NVD-CWE-Other

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