4.3

CVE-2021-36177: fortinet fortiauthenticator

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 02-02-2022Last modified 22-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-36177 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in fortinet fortiauthenticator. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiAuthenticator HA service 6.3.2 and below, 6.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker on the same vlan as the HA management interface to make an unauthenticated direct connection to the FAC's database.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

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

Fortinet1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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