What is CVE-2024-21758?

CVE-2024-21758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-21758?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Fortinet Fortiweb

CVE-2024-21758

A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, and 7.4.0 through 7.4.1 may allow a privileged user to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted CLI commands, provided the user is able to evade FortiWeb…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiweb — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21758?: CVE-2024-21758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-21758?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.