VYPR
High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-40679

CVE-2022-40679

Description

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Affected products

9
  • Range: all versions <= 7.1.0
  • Fortinet/Fortiddos Fllm-fuzzy5 versions
    all versions+ 4 more
    • (no CPE)range: all versions
    • (no CPE)range: 6.4.0
    • (no CPE)range: 5.6.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos-f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.1.0,<6.1.5
    • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos-f:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Fortinet/Fortiadc 200dcpe-rescue2 versions
    7.1.0+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: 7.1.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.0.0,<6.2.5
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiddos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=4.0.0,<5.7.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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