🛡️ CVE-2022-26117 — fortinac

🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-521 NVD
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Description

An empty password in configuration file vulnerability [CWE-258] in FortiNAC version 8.3.7 and below, 8.5.2 and below, 8.5.4, 8.6.0, 8.6.5 and below, 8.7.6 and below, 8.8.11 and below, 9.1.5 and below, 9.2.3 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to access the MySQL databases via the CLI.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-26117 is classified as CWE-521: Weak Password Requirements. Password rules permit values weak enough to be guessed within a practical amount of effort.

Affected software

CVE-2022-26117 is recorded against 1 package.

  • fortinac

Timeline and source

Published on 18 July 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

fortiguard.com
github.com
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Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-521
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-07-18
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
fortinac — —

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