8.6
HIGH
CVE-2022-26122
FortiClient/FortiMail/FortiOS MIME Attachment Bypass Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2022, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26122 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fortinet fortios
2 Fortinet fortimail
3 Fortinet antivirus_engine
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-26122.

URL Resource
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-074 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-074 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-26122 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-074
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-074 No Types Assigned https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-074 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-345
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:0.4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:2.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:2.0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:4.4.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.137:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.142:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.156:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.157:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.252:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:antivirus_engine:6.253:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.0.12 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2.0 up to (including) 6.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4.0 up to (including) 6.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.0.2 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.0.15 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2.0 up to (including) 6.2.11 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4.0 up to (including) 6.4.10 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.0.6 *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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. 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.
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.31506

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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