Fortinet FortiNAC up to 9.2.3 CLI empty password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortinet FortiNAC up to 9.2.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CLI. This manipulation causes empty password. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-26117. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Fortinet FortiNAC up to 9.2.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a empty password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-258. Using an empty string as a password is insecure. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An empty password in configuration file vulnerability [CWE-258] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to access the MySQL databases via the CLI.

The weakness was published 07/19/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26117 since 02/25/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-30684). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Empty password
CWE: CWE-258 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

02/25/2022 🔍
07/19/2022 +143 days 🔍
07/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/08/2026 +1389 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204175
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/19/2022 11:30
Updated: 05/08/2026 11:15
Changes: 07/19/2022 11:30 (48), 05/08/2026 11:15 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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