CVE-2021-24005 Hardcoded credentials in FortiAuthenticator

What is CVE-2021-24005?

CVE-2021-24005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 6 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24005?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiauthenticator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-24005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

• CVE-2026-44277 Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator Critical 9.1
• CVE-2013-6990 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2021-43067 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator High 8.3
• CVE-2021-22124 Denial of service in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator High 7.5
• CVE-2015-1455 Hardcoded credentials in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fqjh-4555-fwq2.