Insufficient Session Expiration in FortiClientEMS - CVE-2021-24019
Published: October 6, 2021 / Updated: March 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57075
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24019
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiClientEMS
FortiClientEMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue. A remote non-authenticated attacker can reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24019
Install updates from vendor's website.