What is CVE-2021-41023?

CVE-2021-41023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiemwindowsagent, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-41023?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiemwindowsagent

CVE-2021-41023

A unprotected storage of credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows an authenticated user to disclosure agent password due to plaintext credential storage in log files

EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortisiemwindowsagent — versions FortiSIEMWindowsAgent 4.1.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1.0, 4.0.0, 3.3.0, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.0, 3.1.2, 3.1.0
Fortinet Fortisiem
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41023?: CVE-2021-41023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiemwindowsagent, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-41023?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.