【Security Vulnerability Warning】Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy and FortiSwitchManager exist a high-risk security vulnerability (CVE-2022-40684), please confirm and update or evaluate and take mitigation measures as soon as possible

• Subject: Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager exists a high-risk security vulnerability (CVE-2022-40684) that allows remote attackers to bypass authentication procedures to gain administrator privileges. Please confirm and update or evaluate and take mitigation measures as soon as possible

• Description:
  1. https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-377
  2. https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.0.7/fortios-release-notes/289806/resolved-issues
  3. https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.2.2/fortios-release-notes/289806/resolved-issues
  4. https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-40684-critical-authentication-bypass-in-fortios-and-fortiproxy
  5. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/11/cve-2022-40684-exploited/
  6. https://www.ithome.com.tw/news/153533

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