Medium severity · published Dec 19, 2024
CVE-2021-26093
An access of uninitialized pointer (CWE-824) vulnerability in FortiWLC versions 8.6.0, 8.5.3 and earlier may allow a local and authenticated attacker to crash the access…
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An access of uninitialized pointer (CWE-824) vulnerability in FortiWLC versions 8.6.0, 8.5.3 and earlier may allow a local and authenticated attacker to crash the access point being managed by the controller by executing a crafted CLI command.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
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
8.6.0; 8.5.0 through 8.5.3; 8.4.4 through 8.4.8; 8.4.0 through 8.4.2; 8.3.0 through 8.3.3; 8.2.4 through 8.2.7; +2 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26093
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-002
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