6.6

CVE-2021-36169: fortinet fortinet fortios

CVSS: 6.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 13-12-2021Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-36169 is a medium (CVSS 6.6) vulnerability in fortinet fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Hidden Functionality in Fortinet FortiOS 7.x before 7.0.1, FortiOS 6.4.x before 6.4.7 allows attacker to Execute unauthorized code or commands via specific hex read/write operations.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • fortinet fortiosFortiOS 7.0.0, 6.4.6, 6.2.9
  • fortiosEOL≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.14 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.14 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.10 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.7 | 7.0.0

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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