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TI-2022-06632 Aliases CVE-2022-22302GHSA-vcgf-cp2m-h8gw

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

Priority LOW 30CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

A clear text storage of sensitive information (CWE-312) vulnerability in both FortiGate version 6.4.0 through 6.4.1, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 through 6.0.13 and FortiAuthenticator version 5.5.0 and all versions of 6.1 and 6.0 may allow a local unauthorized party to retrieve the Fortinet private keys used to establish secure communication with both Apple Push Notification and Google Cloud Messaging services, via accessing the files on the filesystem.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0029 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiAuthenticator6.1.0; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 5.5.0—No fix listedCNA
FortinetFortiOS6.4.0 – 6.4.1; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.0.0 – 6.0.13—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiAuthenticator VendorFortinet Affected 6.1.0; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4; 5.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • FortiOS VendorFortinet Affected 6.4.0 – 6.4.1; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9; 6.0.0 – 6.0.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0 – 6.0.4VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0 – 6.0.13; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4.1VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 – 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 – 6.0.13; 6.2.0 – 6.2.9 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22302
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vcgf-cp2m-h8gw

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-32249 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-08066 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-05114 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-05746 FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface. CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2021-19130 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2015-01319 Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 has a password of (1) slony for the slony PostgreSQL… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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