CVE-2022-45859
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4...
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
- Record
CVE-2022-45859- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48712
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48712- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v39-cw8g-p5rj
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4...
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
- Record
GHSA-9v39-cw8g-p5rj- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability [CWE-522] in FortiNAC-F 7.2.0, FortiNAC 9.4.1 and below, 9.2.6 and below, 9.1.8 and below, 8.8.0 all versions, 8.7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker with system access to retrieve users' passwords.
- Record
CVE-2022-45859- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2022-45859 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.9) in Fortinet Fortinac, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.