Is CVE-2022-43946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-43946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-43946?

CVE-2022-43946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-43946?

CVE-2022-43946 has an EPSS score of 0.70% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43946?

Upgrade FortiClient VPN to 7.0.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-43946

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities including an incorrect permission assignment for critical resource [CWE-732] vulnerability and a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition [CWE-367] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows before 7.0.7 allows attackers on the same file sharing network to execute commands via writing data into a windows pipe.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

FortiClient VPNWindows application

Affected:6.0.0 7.0.8Fixed in:7.0.8

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.