Medium severity · published Mar 17, 2025
CVE-2021-22126
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local,…
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local, authenticated attacker to connect to the managed Access Point (Meru AP and FortiAP-U) as root using the default hard-coded username and password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiwlc · Fortinet
8.4.0 before 8.5.3; 8.2.6; 8.2.7; 8.3.2; 8.3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22126
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22126
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-147
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