# CVE-2022-45862 — Fortinet FortiPAM

> As of 2024-08-13, CVE-2022-45862 is a LOW-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPAM, CVSS v3.1 3.5, EPSS 0.4% (36.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2022-45862, most recently “Multiple Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities (incl. CVE-2024-23113) Affect Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 via Bundled Fortinet NGFW < V7.4.3 (SSA-832273)”.

**Last updated:** 2024-08-13

## What is CVE-2022-45862?

An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE-613] vulnerability in FortiOS 7.2.5 and below, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions; FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions; FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, 1.2 all versions, 1.1 all versions, 1.0 all versions; FortiSwitchManager 7.2.1 and below, 7.0 all versions GUI may allow attackers to re-use websessions after GUI logout, should they manage to acquire the required credentials.

The record classifies CVE-2022-45862 under weakness class [CWE-613](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-613). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 4 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 801 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 3.5 — LOW (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2024-08-13

## Is CVE-2022-45862 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 14 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Fortinet](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/fortinet): FortiPAM, FortiProxy, FortiOS, FortiSwitchManager

## How to fix CVE-2022-45862

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2022-45862 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2022-45862

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2022-45862, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Multiple Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities (incl. CVE-2024-23113) Affect Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808 via Bundled Fortinet NGFW < V7.4.3 (SSA-832273)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2489) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-13

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Other references**

- [fortiguard.com](https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-445)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2022-45862
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2022-45862 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp