Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in FortiNAC by Fortinet
CVE-2021-41021

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Fortinac
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 December 2021

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in FortiNAC that may allow admin users to elevate their privileges to root level through the misuse of the sudo command. This issue affects FortiNAC versions 8.8.8 and earlier as well as versions 9.1.2 and earlier, presenting significant risks for system security and integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiNAC FortiNAC 9.1.2, 9.1.1, 9.1.0, 8.8.8, 8.8.7, 8.8.6, 8.8.5, 8.8.4, 8.8.3, 8.8.2, 8.8.1, 8.8.0

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-182
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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