CVE-2022-45860

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-45860?

Upgrade fortinac to 9.4.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-45860 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-45860 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.49% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-45860?

CVE-2022-45860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-45860 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fortinac (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A weak authentication vulnerability [CWE-1390] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.0, FortiNAC version 9.4.2 and below, 9.2 all versions, 9.1 all versions, 8.8 all versions, 8.7 all versions in device registration page may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform password spraying attacks with an increased chance of success.

CWE-1390 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortinacNVD

Affected:>= 9.4.0, < 9.4.2Fixed in:9.4.2CVE-2022-45860derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

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CVE-2025-27740	High	8.8	3.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-49019	High	7.8	2.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38239	High	7.2	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-55040	Critical	9.1	1.6%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-45860?

Upgrade fortinac to 9.4.2 or later.

Is CVE-2022-45860 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-45860 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.49% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-45860?

CVE-2022-45860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-45860 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for fortinac (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.