# Somit exposed via FortiOS VPN credential compromise

Published: 2026-09-15 · Severity: elevated
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/ba70ce20-a282-5334-ba6b-f529522232d3/somit-exposed-via-fortios-vpn-credential-compromise

> FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials for Somit leaked via CVE-2022-40684, affecting employee access and external attack surface.

Ransomware.live has indexed public reporting that Somit's domain has been affected by credential exposure through the FortiBleed vulnerability (CVE-2022-40684). The organization's FortiOS SSL-VPN infrastructure exposed credentials that grant remote access to the network, affecting two compromised users and one third-party employee account. This type of credential exposure through FortiOS vulnerabilities is a known initial access vector for ransomware operators and other threat actors seeking entry to corporate networks. The exposure was disclosed publicly via the FortiBleed leak, indicating the credentials are accessible to potential attackers. Organizations with exposed FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials should prioritize credential rotation, VPN access review, and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-40684 (KEV)

## Detection guidance (public sample)

### FortiOS Admin API Access With 'Report Runner' User-Agent (CVE-2022-40684 Exploitation)

ATT&CK: T1133

Detects requests to the FortiOS REST admin API (/api/v2/cmdb/) carrying the 'Report Runner' User-Agent, the pattern used to bypass authentication in CVE-2022-40684 and then read or alter admin and VPN configuration. Auto-generated starting point — validate and tune in your environment before deploying. IOC matches can false-positive on shared infrastructure and decay as adversary infrastructure rotates.

```yaml
title: FortiOS Admin API Access With 'Report Runner' User-Agent (CVE-2022-40684 Exploitation)
description: Detects requests to the FortiOS/FortiProxy REST admin API (/api/v2/cmdb/)
  using the 'Report Runner' User-Agent. This is the signature of CVE-2022-40684 authentication-bypass
  exploitation, used to add admin users or SSH keys, or to extract VPN credentials
  and configuration that give remote access. Generalises on the API path and User-Agent
  pattern, not on source IPs or account names.
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1133
- attack.t1190
- cve.2022-40684
logsource:
  category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
    cs-user-agent|contains: Report Runner
    cs-uri-stem|contains: /api/v2/cmdb/
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate Fortinet internal report runner traffic on a device that logs its own
  management-plane requests
- Authorised vulnerability scanners emulating the CVE-2022-40684 check against Fortinet
  appliances
level: high
id: 4626f9d7-bd60-5f29-9d40-ff3872501433
status: experimental
author: Vorant
references:
- https://www.ransomware.live/id/U29taXRAdGhlZ2VudGxlbWVu
```

Behavioural rules are generated from public reporting — validate in your environment before deploying.

1 more detection for this report is in the app: the rules that match its indicators, the Sigma rules already converted to Splunk SPL, to Elastic where their fields map onto Elastic's integrations and to Microsoft Defender XDR KQL wherever Defender records the activity, and the YARA and Suricata. A new account gets three days of them free.

Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/U29taXRAdGhlZ2VudGxlbWVu

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