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CVE-2022-42475

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CVE-2022-42475

Published: Jan 2, 2023

Modified: Oct 21, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

9.3

CRITICAL

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-122] in FortiOS SSL-VPN 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8, 6.4.0 through 6.4.10, 6.2.0 through 6.2.11, 6.0.15 and earlier and FortiProxy SSL-VPN 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.7 and earlier may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted requests.

VendorProductVersions

Fortinet

FortiProxy

affected
7.2.0 - <= 7.2.1
affected
7.0.0 - <= 7.0.7
affected
2.0.0 - <= 2.0.11
affected
1.2.0 - <= 1.2.13
affected
1.1.0 - <= 1.1.6

+1 more versions

Fortinet

FortiOS

affected
7.2.0 - <= 7.2.2
affected
7.0.0 - <= 7.0.8
affected
6.4.0 - <= 6.4.10
affected
6.2.0 - <= 6.2.11
affected
6.0.0 - <= 6.0.15

+4 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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