What is CVE-2021-32584?

CVE-2021-32584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-32584?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc

CVE-2021-32584

An improper access control (CWE-284) vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.6.0, version 8.5.3 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 and below, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.4, version 8.1.3 may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to access certain areas of the web management CGI functionality by just specifying the correct URL. The vulnerability applies only to limited CGI resources and might allow the unauthorized party to access configuration details.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwlc — versions 8.6.0, 8.5.0, 8.4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-32584?: CVE-2021-32584 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-32584?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.