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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-40684

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Executive Briefing

FortiOS/FortiProxy/FortiSwitchManager authentication bypass — mass exploitation with thousands of compromised devices. Apply patches or disable remote management. Chinese APT exploited this before public disclosure. This is the fourth major FortiOS critical since 2018.

NVD Description

An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiSwitchManager allows an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface.

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