CVE-2021-43065

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.2.0, version 9.1.3 and below, version 8.8.9 and below allows attacker to gain higher privileges via the access to sensitive system data.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiNAC: from 8.8.0 before 8.8.10; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.4; 9.2.0 — fixed in 8.8.10, 9.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiNAC 8.8.10, 9.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-178
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-8wx4-g5p9-348h
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-178
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-8wx4-g5p9-348h

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