CVE-2022-27486A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiDDoS version 5.5.0 through…
- 5.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.75%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 44% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiDDoS version 5.5.0 through 5.5.1, 5.4.2 through 5.4.0, 5.3.0 through 5.3.1, 5.2.0, 5.1.0, 5.0.0, 4.7.0, 4.6.0 and 4.5.0 and FortiDDoS-F version 6.3.0 through 6.3.1, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 allows an authenticated attacker to execute shell code as `root` via `execute` CLI commands.
Timeline
ID reserved
By fortinet
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Published
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinetCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.75% · top 44% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Affected products
- affected 5.7.0
- affected 5.5.0 – ≤ 5.5.1
- affected 5.4.0 – ≤ 5.4.2
- affected 5.3.0 – ≤ 5.3.2
- affected 5.2.0
- affected 5.1.0
- affected 5.0.0
- affected 4.7.0
- affected 4.6.0
- affected 4.5.0
- affected 6.5.0
- affected 6.4.0 – ≤ 6.4.1
- affected 6.3.0 – ≤ 6.3.4
- affected 6.2.0 – ≤ 6.2.2
- affected 6.1.0 – ≤ 6.1.5
What to do
Solution: Please upgrade to FortiDDoS version 5.7.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS version 5.6.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS version 5.5.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS version 5.4.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.5.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiDDoS-F version 6.4.2 or above
References
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-31987 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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