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CVE-2022-45859

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 3, 2023 at 09:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFortiNACFortiNAC-F

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.

Affected

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

FortiNAC· Fortinet
95%
8.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.7.68.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.1.88.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.8.119.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.1.89.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.2.69.2.0 ≤ v < 9.2.79.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 9.4.19.4.0 ≤ v < 9.4.28.7.08.8.09.1.09.2.09.4.0
Affected range stops below 9.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
FortiNAC-F· Fortinet
95%
7.2.0

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-22-456

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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