What is CVE-2022-41328?
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 system via crafted CLI commands.
The record classifies CVE-2022-41328 under weakness class CWE-22. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 1331 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 6.7 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 10.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2023-03-14, federal remediation deadline 2023-04-04
- Threadlinqs priority
- 9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
- Published
- 2023-03-07, last modified 2025-10-21
Is CVE-2022-41328 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2022-41328 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-03-14, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2023-04-04 under BOD 22-01. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2022-41328 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 47 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Fortinet: Fortios
How to fix CVE-2022-41328
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2022-41328. Vendor advisory: https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-369. Because CVE-2022-41328 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2023-04-04. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2022-41328
2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2022-41328, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- FortiBleed: Mass Credential Compromise Campaign Against Internet-Exposed Fortinet FortiGate Devices (86,644 Devices, 194 Countries) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-11
- UNC3886 Zero-Day Rootkit Campaign Targeting Singaporean Telecommunications — ORB Network C2, Fortinet/VMware Exploitation, Covert Infrastructure Persistence — CRITICAL · 2026-03-13
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .