CVE-2022-38380

Fortios vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

23.0%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

An improper access control [CWE-284] vulnerability in FortiOS version 7.2.0 and versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 may allow a remote authenticated read-only user to modify the interface settings via the API.

Affected vendor

Fortinet

Affected product

Fortios

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Published

2022-11-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 23.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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