CVE-2022-45857: Fortinet FortiManager

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.2.0, before 6.2.9 (fixed in 6.2.9); from 6.4.0, before 6.4.8 (fixed in 6.4.8); from 7.0.0, before 7.0.2 (fixed in 7.0.2)

Published 2023-01-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.