CVE-2021-36177

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Published Feb 2, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiAuthenticator HA service 6.3.2 and below, 6.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker on the same vlan as the HA management interface to make an unauthenticated direct connection to the FAC's database.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiauthenticator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-22798	An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiAuthenticator HA service 6.3.2 and below, 6.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker on the same vlan as the HA management interface to make an unauthenticated direct connection to the FAC's database.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.301% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-217

History

Oct 22, 2024 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortiauthenticator

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 22, 2024, 9:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Feb 2, 2022, 10:54 AM
Updated: Oct 22, 2024, 9:01 PM
Reserved: Jul 6, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:47 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:47 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 2, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM

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