CVE-2021-32588: fortinet fortinet fortiportal Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-32588 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in fortinet fortinet fortiportal. EPSS estimates a 3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-08-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use of hard-coded credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in FortiPortal versions 5.2.5 and below, 5.3.5 and below, 6.0.4 and below, versions 5.1.x and 5.0.x may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands as root by uploading and deploying malicious web application archive files using the default hard-coded Tomcat Manager username and password.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.33% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fortinet2 products
- fortinet fortiportalFortiPortal 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.3.5, 5.3.4, 5.3.3, 5.3.2, 5.3.1, 5.3.0, 5.2.5, 5.2.4, 5.2.3, 5.2.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.0, 5.1.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.0, 5.0.3, 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 5.0.0
- fortiportal≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.3 | ≥ 5.1.0, ≤ 5.1.2 | ≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.5 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.5 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.4
1 vendor · 2 products