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CVE-2024-21758: fortinet fortiweb Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Analyzed
Published 14-01-2025Last modified 18-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-21758 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fortinet fortiweb. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a privileged user to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands, provided the user is able to evade FortiWeb stack protections.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiweb≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.1 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.7 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.8 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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