SB2022101025 - Privilege escalation in FortiOS
Published: October 10, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022101025
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44171)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in switch-control CLI command. A local user can execute arbitrary OS commands on a linked FortiSwitch via diagnostic CLI commands.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.