Privilege escalation in FortiADC

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU72365

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27482

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can pass specially crafted data to CLI and execute arbitrary commands as root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiADC: 5.0.0 - 7.0.2

External links

http://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-046

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.