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TI-2022-22661 Aliases CVE-2022-45859GHSA-9v39-cw8g-p5rj

Insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC

Priority LOW 19CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
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 vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00143 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
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
FortinetFortiNAC9.4.0 – 9.4.1; 9.2.0 – 9.2.6; 9.1.0 – 9.1.8; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiNAC VendorFortinet Affected 9.4.0 – 9.4.1; 9.2.0 – 9.2.6; 9.1.0 – 9.1.8; 8.8.0 – 8.8.11; 8.7.0 – 8.7.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.7.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.7; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac-f:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.7; 9.4.0 to before 9.4.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac-f:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v39-cw8g-p5rj

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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