VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-35846

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-10-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiTester Telnet port 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to guess the credentials of an admin user via a brute force attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Primary references