# CVE-2022-45857: An incorrect user management vulnerability \[CWE-286\] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attack

- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-01-05 · Updated: 2024-10-22

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiManager: from 7.0.0, through 7.0.1; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.7; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.8

## Description

An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below VDOM creation component may allow an attacker to access a FortiGate without a password via newly created VDOMs after the super_admin account is deleted.

## 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-22-371

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