CVE-2022-41335 — A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and before 7.0.0 allows an authenticated attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests

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A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and before 7.0.0 allows an authenticated attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests

Published Feb 16, 2023

8.6

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.93%

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 and before 6.4.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7 and before 2.0.10, FortiSwitchManager 7.2.0 and before 7.0.0 allows an authenticated attacker to read and write files on the underlying Linux system via crafted HTTP requests.

Affected products

Vendor Fortinet Product FortiOS Default
unaffected
- Version
  6.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.2.12
- Version
  6.4.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=6.4.11
- Version
  7.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=7.0.8
- Version
  7.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=7.2.2
Vendor Fortinet Product FortiProxy Default
unaffected
- Version
  1.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.0.*
- Version
  1.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.1.*
- Version
  1.1.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=1.1.6
- Version
  1.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <1.2.*
- Version
  1.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=1.2.13
- Version
  2.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=2.0.11
- Version
  7.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=7.0.7
- Version
  7.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <=7.2.1
Vendor Fortinet Product FortiSwitchManager Default
unaffected
- Version
  7.0.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  7.2.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Fortinet

FortiOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
6.2.0	affected	<=6.2.12
6.4.0	affected	<=6.4.11
7.0.0	affected	<=7.0.8
7.2.0	affected	<=7.2.2

Fortinet

FortiProxy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
1.0.0	affected	<1.0.*
1.1.0	affected	<1.1.*
1.1.0	affected	<=1.1.6
1.2.0	affected	<1.2.*
1.2.0	affected	<=1.2.13
2.0.0	affected	<=2.0.11
7.0.0	affected	<=7.0.7
7.2.0	affected	<=7.2.1

Fortinet

FortiSwitchManager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
7.0.0	affected	-
7.2.0	affected	-

Remediation

Vendor solution

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.9 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.11 or above Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.2.13 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 2.0.11 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.2.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiSwitchManager version 7.0.1 or above

Metrics

0.93% 0.00927

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00927

Score over time

2023–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.93% (0.00927)	59.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.93% (0.00927)	55.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.48% (0.00482)	63.12th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.13% (0.00128)	49.17th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 23, 2024	0.13% (0.00131)	47.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 17, 2024	0.12% (0.00121)	46.25th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00097)	39.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.66th	v2 (v2022.01.01)