Improper Certificate Validation in FortiOS - CVE-2022-22306
Published: May 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62771
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22306
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote attacker on the local network can perform man-in-the-middle attack against communication between the FortiGate and some peers such as private SDNs and external cloud platforms.
Affected software
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22306
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiOS - addressed in versions 6.4.9, 7.0.1