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CVE-2022-26122


An insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability [CWE-345] in FortiClient, FortiMail and FortiOS AV engines version 6.2.168 and below and version 6.4.274 and below may allow an attacker to bypass the AV engine via manipulating MIME attachment with junk and pad characters in base64.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from fortinet, from fortinet, from fortinet organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-11-02T12:15:52.747

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:53:28.560

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-345

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 0.4.23 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 2.0.49 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 2.0.60 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 4.4.54 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.33 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.137 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.142 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.144 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.145 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.156 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.157 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.243 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.252 Yes
Application fortinet antivirus_engine 6.253 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail ≤ 6.0.12 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail ≤ 6.2.9 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail ≤ 6.4.6 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail ≤ 7.0.2 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 4.1.0 Yes
Operating System fortinet fortios ≤ 6.0.15 Yes
Operating System fortinet fortios ≤ 6.2.11 Yes
Operating System fortinet fortios ≤ 6.4.10 Yes
Operating System fortinet fortios ≤ 7.0.6 Yes
Operating System fortinet fortios 7.2.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fortinet's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.