Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2022-41328 is a medium-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios. Its CVSS base score is 6.7 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2022-41328 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) present in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.9, and all releases prior to 6.4.11. The flaw resides in the CLI handling logic and permits improper pathname resolution that bypasses directory restrictions on the underlying Linux filesystem.
A privileged attacker with administrative CLI access can supply crafted commands to read or write arbitrary files. Successful exploitation grants the ability to modify system configuration, access sensitive data, or potentially escalate privileges on the affected FortiOS device.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-22-369 addresses the issue and recommends applying the fixed releases listed in the bulletin. The vulnerability also appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating confirmed in-the-wild use.
EPSS for the CVE rose sharply from a low baseline to a peak of 0.3074 on 2023-03-15 shortly after public disclosure before receding to its current value of 0.0022, indicating a transient but notable surge in exploitation interest.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44535
Vulnerability Data
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…
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system via crafted CLI commands.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 14 March 2023
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
PR.AA-05 defines and reviews access policies but does not address code-level pathname neutralization, so neither direction prevents CWE-22.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.