Vulnerability identifier: #VU61896

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23446

CWE-ID: CWE-664

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FortiEDR
Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls

Vendor: Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper control of a resource through its lifetime in in FortiEDR Collector. A local privileged user can change permissions on the application's root directory and make it unresponsive.

Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in FortiEDR Collector version 5.0.3 b0508 and above.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiEDR: 4.0.0 - 5.0.2

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External links
http://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-052

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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.