CVE-2022-40679: An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions…

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An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiADC 5.x all versions, 6.0 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.1.0; FortiDDoS 4.x all versions, 5.0 all versions, 5.1 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.3 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.5 all versions, 5.6 all versions and FortiDDoS-F 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.1.0 through 6.1.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

Affected

37 ranges· showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	fortiadc	—	—
fortinet	fortiadc	—	—
fortinet	fortiadc	>= 5.0.0 < 6.2.5	6.2.5
fortinet	fortiadc	5.0.0 – 5.0.4	—
fortinet	fortiadc	5.1.0 – 5.1.7	—
fortinet	fortiadc	5.2.0 – 5.2.8	—
fortinet	fortiadc	5.3.0 – 5.3.7	—
fortinet	fortiadc	5.4.0 – 5.4.5	—
fortinet	fortiadc	6.0.0 – 6.0.4	—
fortinet	fortiadc	6.1.0 – 6.1.6	—
fortinet	fortiadc	6.2.0 – 6.2.4	—
fortinet	fortiadc	7.0.0 – 7.0.3	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	—	—
fortinet	fortiddos	>= 4.0.0 < 5.7.0	5.7.0
fortinet	fortiddos	4.0.0 – 4.0.1	—
fortinet	fortiddos	4.1.1 – 4.1.12	—
fortinet	fortiddos	4.2.1 – 4.2.2	—
fortinet	fortiddos	4.3.0 – 4.3.2	—
fortinet	fortiddos	4.4.0 – 4.4.2	—

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