High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-35846
CVE-2022-35846
Description
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiTester Telnet port 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to guess the credentials of an admin user via a brute force attack.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortitester:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.3.0,<3.9.2
- (no CPE)range: 2.3.0-3.9.1, 4.0.0-4.2.0, 7.0.0-7.1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-244nvdVendor Advisory
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