ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·10/11/2022
CVE-2022-40684 added to CISA KEV: Fortinet Multiple Products
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2022-10-11
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Due date: 2022-11-01
Why this matters
Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
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