What is CVE-2021-43075?

CVE-2021-43075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlm, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-43075?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Fortiwlm

CVE-2021-43075

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.2 and below, version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.2 and below, version 8.3.2 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the alarm dashboard and controller config handlers.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwlm — versions FortiWLM 8.6.2, 8.6.1, 8.6.0, 8.5.2, 8.5.1, 8.5.0, 8.4.2, 8.4.1, 8.4.0, 8.3.2, 8.3.1, 8.3.0, 8.2.2
Fortinet Fortiwlm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-128 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43075?: CVE-2021-43075 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlm, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-43075?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.