Vulnerability · Published Feb 2, 2022 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2021-41016
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Fortinet FortiExtender version 7.0.1 and below, 4.2.3 and below, 4.1.7 and below allows an authenticated attacker to execute privileged shell commands via CLI commands including special characters
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-148 x_refsource_CONFIRM