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CVE-2021-43076

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 6, 2022 at 03:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiADC

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiADC versions 6.2.1 and below, 6.1.5 and below, 6.0.4 and below, 5.4.5 and below and 5.3.7 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker with restricted user profile to modify the system files using the shell access.

Affected

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

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-21-215

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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