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PSIRT Vulnerability in OpenSSL library

Type: patchSources: Fortinet PSIRT

The OpenSSL issue can cause denial of service when crafted certificates or private keys trigger an infinite loop. Fortinet lists affected product versions and upgrade targets, and provides IPS and virtual-patch mitigations.

Products
FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiOS
Affected versions
6.0.0 through 6.0.14, 6.2.0 through 6.2.10, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 7.0.0 through 7.0.5
Fixed versions
6.0.15 or above, 6.2.11 or above, 6.4.8 or above, 6.4.9 or above, 7.0.4 or above, 7.0.6 or above, 7.2.0 or above
CVEs
CVE-2022-0778
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 19:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

PSIRT Vulnerability in OpenSSL library

official-fortinet-psirt · Original source

Published 1 Apr 2022, 07:00 UTC

The OpenSSL issue can cause denial of service when crafted certificates or private keys trigger an infinite loop. Fortinet lists affected product versions and upgrade targets, and provides IPS and virtual-patch mitigations.

A security advisory was released affecting the version of OpenSSL library used in some Fortinet products: CVE-2022-0778

FortiOS

Fixed versions: 6.0.15 or above, 6.2.11 or above, 6.4.9 or above, 7.0.6 or above, 7.2.0 or above

FortiManager

Fixed versions: 6.4.8 or above, 7.0.4 or above, 7.2.0 or above

FortiAnalyzer

Fixed versions: 6.4.8 or above, 7.0.4 or above, 7.2.0 or above

Complete source record
{
  "id": "098bb3252cf8bfb9b48b5525e6f5c7be0c8f18cbee02018d8123eea8124aead3",
  "url": "https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-059",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "patch",
    "title": "PSIRT Vulnerability in OpenSSL library",
    "summary": "The OpenSSL issue can cause denial of service when crafted certificates or private keys trigger an infinite loop. Fortinet lists affected product versions and upgrade targets, and provides IPS and virtual-patch mitigations.",
    "evidence": "A security advisory was released affecting the version of OpenSSL library used in some Fortinet products: CVE-2022-0778",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "FortiOS",
          "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.0.15 or above."
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.0.15 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.0.15 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "6.2.11 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.2.11 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "6.4.9 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.9 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.6 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.6 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "7.2.0 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.0 or above."
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.0.0 through 6.0.14",
            "evidence": "FortiOS version 6.0.0 through 6.0.14"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.2.0 through 6.2.10",
            "evidence": "FortiOS version 6.2.0 through 6.2.10"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.4.0 through 6.4.8",
            "evidence": "FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.8"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.0 through 7.0.5",
            "evidence": "FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.5"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "FortiManager",
          "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiManager version 6.4.8 or above."
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.4.8 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiManager version 6.4.8 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.4 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiManager version 7.0.4 or above."
          },
          {
            "value": "7.2.0 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiManager version 7.2.0 or above."
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.2.0 through 6.2.9",
            "evidence": "FortiManager version 6.2.0 through 6.2.9"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.4.0 through 6.4.7",
            "evidence": "FortiManager version 6.4.0 through 6.4.7"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.0 through 7.0.3",
            "evidence": "FortiManager version 7.0.0 through 7.0.3"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "FortiAnalyzer",
          "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 6.4.8 or above"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.4.8 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 6.4.8 or above"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.4 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.4 or above"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.2.0 or above",
            "evidence": "Please upgrade to FortiAnalyzer version 7.2.0 or above"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "6.2.0 through 6.2.9",
            "evidence": "FortiAnalyzer version 6.2.0 through 6.2.9"
          },
          {
            "value": "6.4.0 through 6.4.7",
            "evidence": "FortiAnalyzer version 6.4.0 through 6.4.7"
          },
          {
            "value": "7.0.0 through 7.0.3",
            "evidence": "FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.0 through 7.0.3"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-0778",
        "evidence": "CVE ID CVE-2022-0778"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "Severity High"
  },
  "source_id": "official-fortinet-psirt",
  "document_id": 23572,
  "published_at": "2022-04-01T07:00:00+00:00"
}