Command Injection in FortiExtender - CVE-2021-41016
Published: February 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60215
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41016
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
FortiExtender
FortiExtender
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can pass specially crafted arguments to the `execute` CLI command and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-41016
Install updates from vendor's website.