CVE-2022-35846 HIGH

CVE-2022-35846

Vendor Fortinet
Product Fortinet FortiTester
Published October 10, 2022
Last update October 25, 2024

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiTester Telnet port 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to guess the credentials of an admin user via a brute force attack.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2022 CVE published
October 25, 2024 Record updated