What is CVE-2021-43205?

CVE-2021-43205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-43205?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2021-43205

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability [CWE-200] in FortiClient for Linux version 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.7 and below and 6.2.9 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the confighandler webserver via external binaries.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient — versions 6.4.7
Fortinet Forticlientlinux — versions FortiClientLinux 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.7 and below, 6.2.9 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43205?: CVE-2021-43205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-43205?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.