CVE-2021-43076 (GCVE-0-2021-43076)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-06 15:15 – Updated: 2024-10-22 20:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiADC versions 6.2.1 and below, 6.1.5 and below, 6.0.4 and below, 5.4.5 and below and 5.3.7 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker with restricted user profile to modify the system files using the shell access.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-22 20:19 UTC
CWE
- Improper access control
Assigner
References
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