CVE-2021-41022

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Published Nov 2, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows attacker to execute privileged code or commands via powershell scripts

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

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgent

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`FortiSIEMWindowsAgent 4.1.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1.0, 4.0.0, 3.3.0, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.0, 3.1.2, 3.1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortisiem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-28175	A improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows attacker to execute privileged code or commands via powershell scripts

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.215% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-176

History

Oct 25, 2024 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortisiem

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 1:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Nov 2, 2021, 6:23 PM
Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 1:46 PM
Reserved: Sep 13, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:59 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:59 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 2, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:07 AM

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