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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-41021: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

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

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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.