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CVE-2021-24005

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 6, 2021 at 10:56 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiAuthenticator

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Usage of hard-coded cryptographic keys to encrypt configuration files and debug logs in FortiAuthenticator versions before 6.3.0 may allow an attacker with access to the files or the CLI configuration to decrypt the sensitive data, via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiAuthenticator· Fortinet
95%
v < 6.3.06.0.0 ≤ v < 6.3.0
Affected range stops below 6.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-049

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-798

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