FortiOS vulnerability

What happened

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') [CWE-22] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.9, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiOS 7.0 all versions, FortiOS 6.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.7.0, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.4, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.11, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.0 all versions, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 may allow an authenticated attacker with admin profile and at least read-write permissions to write or delete arbitrary files via specific CLI commands.

Affected versions

FortiOS: 7.6.0 through 7.6.4 (semver); 7.4.0 through 7.4.9 (semver); 7.2.0 through 7.2.13 (semver); 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 (semver); 6.4.0 through 6.4.16 (semver); 7.4.0 through 7.4.11 (semver); 7.2.0 through 7.2.16 (semver); 7.0.0 through 7.0.23 (semver); 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 (semver); 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 (semver); 1.7.0; 1.6.0 through 1.6.2 (semver); 1.5.0 through 1.5.1 (semver); 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 (semver); 1.3.0 through 1.3.1 (semver); 1.2.0; 1.1.0 through 1.1.2 (semver); 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 (semver); before * (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.