Fortinet FortiOS up to 6.4.6/7.0.0 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Fortinet FortiOS up to 6.4.6/7.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-36169. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Fortinet FortiOS up to 6.4.6/7.0.0 (Firewall Software). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 12/13/2021 as FG-IR-21-091. The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-36169. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209815 (Fortinet Fortigate (FG-IR-21-091)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.4.7 or 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209815). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.2
CNA Vector (Fortinet, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209815
Nessus Name: Fortinet Fortigate (FG-IR-21-091)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: FortiOS 6.4.7/7.0.1

Timelineinfo

07/06/2021 🔍
12/13/2021 +160 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/28/2024 +1050 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-21-091
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-36169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188028

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2021 17:27
Updated: 10/28/2024 01:33
Changes: 12/13/2021 17:27 (47), 12/16/2021 08:20 (3), 10/28/2024 01:33 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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