CVE-2021-36170 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer
Authenticated attackers can read FortiCloud credentials in cleartext from FortiAnalyzerVM and FortiManagerVM trial license activations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36170?
CVE-2021-36170 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 6 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability [CWE-200] in FortiAnalyzerVM and FortiManagerVM versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.6 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to read the FortiCloud credentials which were used to activate the trial license in cleartext.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36170?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-36170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortianalyzer
- CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2023-25610 Memory corruption in FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc9w-m2r6-3243.