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CVE-2022-38378

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 and before 7.0.7 and FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1 and before 7.0.7 allows an attacker that has access to the admin profile section (System subsection Administrator Users) to modify their own profile and upgrade their privileges to Read Write via CLI or GUI commands.

Severity
Medium 6.0
Published
16 Feb 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
7.0.8, 7.2.1, 7.2.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Fortinet FortiProxyServers and applications · cpe:a:fortinet:fortiproxy
  • From 1.1.0 up to 2.0.9
  • From 7.0.0 before 7.0.8
  • From 7.2.0 before 7.2.2
Fortinet FortiOSServers and applications · cpe:o:fortinet:fortios
  • From 6.0.0 before 7.0.8
  • From 7.2.0 before 7.2.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38378
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38378