CVE-2022-39952

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2023-02-16. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory, NVD CVSS v3
Weaponized

Also known asEUVD-2022-42396 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-4wjq-4wff-qw9c (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixRemediate within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 99.8%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, other public proof-of-concept code)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 99.8%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Metasploit · other public PoCExposed services: Not assessed

Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.2.6 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.1.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 7.2.0 or above (from the CVE record's solution, Fortinet, Inc.) — apply it.

A external control of file name or path in Fortinet FortiNAC versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, 9.1.0 through 9.1.7, 8.8.0 through 8.8.11, 8.7.0 through 8.7.6, 8.6.0 through 8.6.5, 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, 8.3.7 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP request.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
99
EG Risk 99/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity98% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 9.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation99.8% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.2.6 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.1.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 7.2.0 or above (from the CVE record's solution, Fortinet, Inc.). Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
99.8%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (9.8): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 9.8 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
9.8 CRITICALCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
99.8% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-11-12). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.2.6 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.1.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 7.2.0 or above (from the CVE record's solution, Fortinet, Inc.). Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.

The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

February 16, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Oct 10, 2026
Fix named in the CVE record's solution (Fortinet, Inc.).
Web page

PSIRT | FortiGuard Labs

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-300

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed its CVE.org record (CNA or CISA ADP). An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). "EchelonGraph re-scored" is our own recompute of this CVE's score, not an update from a source, and is not counted in the refreshes above. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 104 rows on record for this CVE, as 91 entries (9 repeats merged).

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Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Metasploit module, 3 GitHub PoCs), as is 1 Nuclei detection template. A detection template checks whether a system is affected; it is not necessarily exploit code. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • Metasploitexploit/linux/http/fortinac_keyupload_file_write✓ verified
    Published Mar 14, 2023

    Fortinet FortiNAC keyUpload.jsp arbitrary file write

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCChocapikk/CVE-2022-39952
    Published Feb 26, 2023

    PoC for CVE-2022-39952 affecting Fortinet FortiNAC.

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleihttp/cves/2022/CVE-2022-39952.yaml
    Published Feb 24, 2023

    Fortinet FortiNAC - Arbitrary File Write

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCshiyeshu/CVE-2022-39952_webshell
    Published Feb 22, 2023

    Write Behinder_webshell to target using CVE-2022-39952

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoChorizon3ai/CVE-2022-39952
    Published Feb 20, 2023

    POC for CVE-2022-39952

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-39952?
CVE-2022-39952 is a critical-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on February 16, 2023. A external control of file name or path in Fortinet FortiNAC versions 9.4.0, 9.2.0 through 9.2.5, 9.1.0 through 9.1.7, 8.8.0 through 8.8.11, 8.7.0 through 8.7.6, 8.6.0 through 8.6.5, 8.5.0 through 8.5.4, 8.3.7 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2022-39952 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2022-39952 was published on February 16, 2023. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of November 21, 2024; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2022-39952 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-39952 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model places it in Tier 2 (Weaponized), which is not evidence of exploitation: a Metasploit module exists for it. EchelonGraph does not test whether exploit code works. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-39952?
CVE-2022-39952 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-39952?
The CVE record's solution for CVE-2022-39952, written by its CNA Fortinet, Inc., names the fix: "Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.4.1 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.2.6 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 9.1.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiNAC version 7.2.0 or above".

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