CVE-2021-26116

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command vulnerability in the command line interpreter of FortiAuthenticator before 6.3.1 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted arguments to existing commands.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-068	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Apr 2022, 17:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 6.5 v3 : 8.8
CWE		CWE-78
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-068 -~~	(CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-068 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Fortinet fortiauthenticator Fortinet
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator::::::::

06 Apr 2022, 16:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-04-06 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2021-26116

Mitre link : CVE-2021-26116

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-26116

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Products Affected

fortinet

fortiauthenticator

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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