# CVE-2022-38375: An improper authorization vulnerability \[CWE-285\] in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.4.0 through 9.4.1 and before 9.2.6 allows an unauthenticat

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-16 · Updated: 2024-10-23

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiNAC: from 9.4.0, through 9.4.1; from 9.2.0, through 9.2.6

## Description

An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.4.0 through 9.4.1 and before 9.2.6 allows an unauthenticated user to perform some administrative operations over the FortiNAC instance via crafted HTTP POST requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-329

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