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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-45859 · published 3 May 2023

CVE-2022-45859: Fortinet fortinac insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Fortinet · Fortinac

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.

4.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.14% · top 96.8% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
4.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-456 Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-456 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-45859), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.