Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server
CVE-2021-24019
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE- 613] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.2 and below, 6.2.8 and below may allow an attacker to reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges, should the attacker be able to obtain that session ID (via other, hypothetical attacks)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.039 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.039 · newest: 0.039 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server
- Fortinet Forticlientems — versions FortiClientEMS 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-072 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24019?
- CVE-2021-24019 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-10-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24019?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24019 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.