CVE-2022-33871

HIGH 7.2CVE-2022-33871 · Published 16/02/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-33871 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting fortiweb (fortinet).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.94%, higher than 61.0% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 6.3.20 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
fortiweb fortinet	`= 6.4.0= 6.4.1= 6.4.2= 7.0.0= 7.0.1≥ 6.3.6, < 6.3.20`	`6.3.20`

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] in FortiWeb version 7.0.1 and earlier, 6.4 all versions, version 6.3.19 and earlier may allow a privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specifically crafted CLI `execute backup-local rename` and `execute backup-local show` operations.

References

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-164 · Patch

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

fortiweb

fortinet

= 6.4.0= 6.4.1= 6.4.2= 7.0.0= 7.0.1≥ 6.3.6, < 6.3.20

6.3.20

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