CVE-2022-38380

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Published Nov 2, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 23.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`FortiOS 7.2.0, 7.0.7, 7.0.6, 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 23.0% (22.991% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-174

History

Feb 26, 2026 12:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortios

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 22, 2024, 8:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Nov 2, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 22, 2024, 8:52 PM
Reserved: Aug 16, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:54 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 2, 2022, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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