Insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC
Priority LOW 35CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
An insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, 9.1.0 through 9.1.7, 8.8.0 through 8.8.11, 8.7.0 through 8.7.6, 8.6.0 through 8.6.5, 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, 8.3.7 may allow a local attacker with database access to recover user passwords.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00142 3rd 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
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiNAC | 9.4.0; 9.2.0 – 9.2.5; 9.1.0 – 9.1.7; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6; 8.6.0 – 8.6.5; 8.5.0 – 8.5.4; 8.3.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FortiNAC VendorFortinet Affected 9.4.0; 9.2.0 – 9.2.5; 9.1.0 – 9.1.7; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6; 8.6.0 – 8.6.5; 8.5.0 – 8.5.4; 8.3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0 – 8.5.4; 8.6.0 – 8.6.5; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 9.1.0 – 9.1.7; 9.2.0 – 9.2.5 | Vulnerable | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.7 | Vulnerable | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4.0 | Vulnerable | Fortinet |
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0 – 8.5.4; 8.6.0 – 8.6.5; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 9.1.0 – 9.1.7; 9.2.0 – 9.2.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pc3-hj79-39qj
References
More Fortinet Fortinac vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18918 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16458 Deserialization of untrusted data in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18002 Improper authorization in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18920 XML external entity injection in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-20852 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-16459 Command injection in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-40678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pc3-hj79-39qj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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