CVE-2021-24017 json
An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to assign arbitrary Policy and…
published 2021-09-30 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-10937
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to assign arbitrary Policy and Object modules via crafted requests to the request handler.
Patch / fix
- fortinet fortimanager 6.2.7, 6.4.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:H/RL:X/RC:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiManager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-20-189
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-24017
- NVD CVE-2021-24017
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