CVE-2021-41016

HIGH

Fortinet FortiExtender <7.0.1,<4.2.3,<4.1.7 - Command Injection

Title source: llm

Description

A improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Fortinet FortiExtender version 7.0.1 and below, 4.2.3 and below, 4.1.7 and below allows an authenticated attacker to execute privileged shell commands via CLI commands including special characters

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-148

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0060

EPSS Percentile 69.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-78

Status published

Products (1)

fortinet/fortiextender_firmware 4.1.1 - 4.1.8

Published Feb 02, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026