What is CVE-2021-22124?

CVE-2021-22124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-22124?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator

CVE-2021-22124

An uncontrolled resource consumption (denial of service) vulnerability in the login modules of FortiSandbox 3.2.0 through 3.2.2, 3.1.0 through 3.1.4, and 3.0.0 through 3.0.6; and FortiAuthenticator before 6.0.6 may allow an unauthenticated…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiauthenticator
Fortinet Fortisandbox, Fortiauthenticator — versions FortiSandbox 3.2.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.0, 3.1.4, 3.1.3, 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.6, 3.0.5, 3.0.4, 3.0.3, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0.0, FortiAuthenticator before 6.0.6
Fortinet Fortisandbox

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22124?: CVE-2021-22124 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-22124?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.