# CVE-2022-40684: Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40684-fortinet-multiple-products-authentication-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-11. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-40684 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-10-11

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager allows unauthenticated attackers to perform administrative operations. The flaw is exploited via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests targeting the administrative interface.

Technologies: [Apple Multiple Products](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/multiple-products). Vendors: [Apple](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/apple).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-40684 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-40684 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 11 October 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-40684?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 11 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 - 7.0.6, 7.2.0 - 7.2.1; Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.0 - 7.0.6, 7.2.0; Fortinet FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0, 7.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-40684?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-40684 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-40684?** Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 - 7.0.6, 7.2.0 - 7.2.1
- Fortinet FortiProxy 7.0.0 - 7.0.6, 7.2.0
- Fortinet FortiSwitchManager 7.0.0, 7.2.0

## Timeline

- 2022-10-11: disclosed: Published date per advisory title
- 2022-10-11: kev added: Date added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2022-10-18: advisory: NVD Published Date
- 2022-10-11: exploited: Reported exploited in the wild per advisory metadata and CISA KEV entry

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