Skip to content
CVE Tracker
  • Newest CVEsPage
  • Recently added to KEVPage
  • Rising exploitation (EPSS)Page
  • Weekly digestPage
  • StatisticsPage
  • WatchlistPage
  • API documentationPage
  • MCP serverPage
  • Data sourcesPage
  • ChangelogPage
  • AboutPage
  • How it's builtPage
Back

CVE-2022-27486

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiDDoS version 5.5.0 through…

Medium5.9EPSS 0.75%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
fortinet

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-27486, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
fortinetCNA (assigner)3.1Medium5.9CVSS: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 · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS: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 45% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
Loading the EPSS history…

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Fortinet · FortiDDoS

    • 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

  • Fortinet · FortiDDoS-F

    • 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 (1)

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

Badge for a README or a ticket

CVE-2022-27486 badge
[![CVE-2022-27486](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2022-27486.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-27486)

Record last updated .