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CVE-2021-42758

HIGH
Published 2021-12-08T10:53:03
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.642
Higher than 64.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiWLC

Affected Versions:

FortiWLC 8.6.1 and below

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-85xx-79fp-6rmf

Advisory Details

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 Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42758
WEB https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-200

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: December 9, 2021, Modified: December 11, 2021

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-200
Published: 2021-12-08T10:53:03
Last Modified: 2024-10-25T13:42:26.199Z
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