What is CVE-2021-26113?

CVE-2021-26113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-26113?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan

CVE-2021-26113

A use of a one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability [CWE-760] in FortiWAN before 4.5.9 may allow an attacker who has previously come in possession of the password file to potentially guess passwords therein stored.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan — versions FortiWAN before 4.5.9
Fortinet Fortiwan

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26113?: CVE-2021-26113 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-26113?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.