4.4

CVE-2024-21754: fortinet fortios

CVSS: 4.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 11-06-2024Last modified 27-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21754 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 3.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.47%
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. 11-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.47% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.47%

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

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • fortios≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.3 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.8 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.15 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.15 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.9 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.4
  • fortiproxy≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.17 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.14 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.18 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.11 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.3

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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