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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-41328

Fortinet FortiOS Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Mar 7, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Fortinet FortiOS

Patch now

CVE-2022-41328 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 4, 2023. Confirm Fortinet FortiOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
10.68%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe fortinet/fortios · vendor Fortinet FortiOS

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.

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  • cpe fortinet/fortiosversion unspecified
  • vendor Fortinet FortiOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-41328

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-41328 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 4, 2023. Confirm Fortinet FortiOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 10.68%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Fortinet security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 7, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.

  2. Mar 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 4, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted CLI commands.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-41328

    Fortinet FortiOS contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a local privileged attacker to read and write files via crafted CLI commands.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41328

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-41328

    30-day exploitation probability 10.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-41328

    A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability ('path traversal') [CWE-22] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9 and before 6.4.11 allows a privileged attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via c

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-41328

    Fortinet FortiOS contains a path traversal vulnerability that may allow a local privileged attacker to read and write files via crafted CLI commands.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.