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CVE-2022-26118

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.27%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2022-26118
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.27%

Original NVD Description

A privilege chaining vulnerability [CWE-268] in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer 6.0.x, 6.2.x, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3 may allow a local and authenticated attacker with a restricted shell to escalate their privileges to root due to incorrect permissions of some folders and executable files on the system.

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