CVE-2022-45857
An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-45857- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
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 - Weakness
- CWE-286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48710
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48710- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-694q-v8vx-rvp7
An incorrect user management vulnerability [CWE-286] in the FortiManager version 6.4.6 and below...
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.
- Record
GHSA-694q-v8vx-rvp7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-45857- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-45857 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Fortinet Fortimanager, published January 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.