OS Command Injection in FortiADC - CVE-2022-35849
Published: September 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80870
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35849
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Automation/Webhook module. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to existing commands and execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Affected software
FortiADC
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35849
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiADC - addressed in versions 6.2.6, 7.0.4, 7.1.2