High severity · published Dec 8, 2021
CVE-2021-42758
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWLC 8.6.1 and below may allow an authenticated and remote attacker with low privileges to execute any command as an…
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWLC 8.6.1 and below may allow an authenticated and remote attacker with low privileges to execute any command as an admin user with full access rights via bypassing the GUI restrictions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiwlc · Fortinet
8.2.4 through 8.2.7; 8.3.0 through 8.3.3; 8.5.0 through 8.5.5; 8.0.5; 8.0.6; 8.1.2; +11 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42758
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42758
Patch
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-200
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