CVE-2022-22303

Credential disclosure via cleartext configuration conflict file

Published Mar 2, 2022 · Updated Oct 22, 2024

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiManager allows local users to read FortiGate credentials from a configuration conflict file. When a configuration conflict occurs, the conflict file stores FortiGate user passwords in cleartext and permits low-privileged accounts to access them. A low-privileged authenticated account and a generated conflict file are required; the reported consequence is credential disclosure only.

CVSS severity2.8
Low
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiManager allows local users to read FortiGate credentials from a configuration conflict file. When a configuration conflict occurs, the conflict file stores FortiGate user passwords in cleartext and permits low-privileged accounts to access them. A low-privileged authenticated account and a generated conflict file are required; the reported consequence is credential disclosure only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22303
Published
Mar 2, 2022
Updated
Oct 22, 2024
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiManager
Classifications
CWE-497, T1555.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=FortiManager 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiManagerversion=FortiManager 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0

Published CVSS scores

2.1NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
2.8FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.8FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X
5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-497Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
T1555.001Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Files

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