CVE-2021-26115 (GCVE-0-2021-26115)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-19 10:57 – Updated: 2024-12-20 17:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An OS command injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in FortiWAN version 4.5.7 and below Command Line Interface may allow a local, authenticated and unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root via executing a specially-crafted command.An OS command injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in FortiWAN Command Line Interface may allow a local, authenticated and unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to root via executing a specially-crafted command.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-20 17:22 UTC
CWE
- CWE-78 - Escalation of privilege
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiWAN |
Affected:
4.5.0 , ≤ 4.5.7
(semver)
Affected: 4.4.0 , ≤ 4.4.1 (semver) Affected: 4.3.0 , ≤ 4.3.1 (semver) Affected: 4.2.5 , ≤ 4.2.7 (semver) Affected: 4.2.1 , ≤ 4.2.2 (semver) Affected: 4.1.1 , ≤ 4.1.3 (semver) Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.6 (semver) |
guessed |
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