What is CVE-2024-21753?

CVE-2024-21753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-21753?

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

Path Traversal in Fortinet Forticlientems

CVE-2024-21753

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.8, 1.2.1 through 1…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (64.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientems — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-362

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21753?: CVE-2024-21753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-21753?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.