CVE-2021-26110 (GCVE-0-2021-26110)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 10:41 – Updated: 2024-10-25 13:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiOS autod daemon 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.0.12 and below and FortiProxy 2.0.1 and below, 1.2.9 and below may allow an authenticated low-privileged attacker to escalate their privileges to super_admin via a specific crafted configuration of fabric automation CLI script and auto-script features.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 14:13 UTC
CWE
- Escalation of privilege
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-131 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy |
Affected:
FortiOS 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.0.12 and below. FortiProxy 2.0.1 and below, 1.2.9 and below
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