CVE-2021-32596 json
A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow a…
published 2021-08-04 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-19436
- cvss
- 6.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to decrypt the passwords by means of precomputed tables.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:W/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiPortal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-21-094
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-32596
- NVD CVE-2021-32596
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