Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-40684

A permanent, source-backed tracker page. Values are shown only when returned; explicit gaps and read failures remain different states.

Full record read. Reported values and explicit gaps below come from the tracked record. Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026.

What it is

Reported

Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform operations on the administrative interface via specially crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Oct 18, 2022 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

Fortinet — Multiple Products. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Oct 18, 2022 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Act now · 571.7

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Reported

Active exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Active since: Oct 11, 2022 · CISA KEV added: Oct 11, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV added: Oct 10, 2022 · ENISA added: Oct 11, 2022 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What to do

Reported

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Source remediation ↗

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Evidence detail

Loading the full tracker evidence record…