What is CVE-2021-41021?

CVE-2021-41021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-41021?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2021-41021

A privilege escalation vulnerability in FortiNAC versions 8.8.8 and below and 9.1.2 and below may allow an admin user to escalate the privileges to root via the sudo command.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac — versions 8.8.0, 8.8.1, 8.8.2
Fortinet Fortinac — versions FortiNAC 9.1.2, 9.1.1, 9.1.0, 8.8.8, 8.8.7, 8.8.6, 8.8.5, 8.8.4, 8.8.3, 8.8.2, 8.8.1, 8.8.0

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41021?: CVE-2021-41021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-41021?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.