CVE-2021-41021

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in FortiNAC versions 8.8.8 and below and 9.1.2 and below may allow an admin user to escalate the privileges to root via the sudo command.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com

Affected: Fortinet Fortinet FortiNAC

References

Link	Tags
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-182	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41021?: CVE-2021-41021 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41021?: To fix CVE-2021-41021, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-41021 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-41021 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-41021?: CVE-2021-41021 affects Fortinet Fortinet FortiNAC.

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