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CVE-2022-40684 is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently.
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Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
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An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel [CWE-288] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 and version 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.0 and 7.0.0 allows an unauthenticated atttacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortiswitchmanager |
| Fortinet | Fortiproxy |
| Fortinet | Fortios |