CVE-2021-43065 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiNAC
An attacker can gain higher privileges and access sensitive system data due to incorrect permission assignments in FortiNAC.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43065?
CVE-2021-43065 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 9 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Fortinet FortiNAC version 9.2.0, version 9.1.3 and below, version 8.8.9 and below allows attacker to gain higher privileges via the access to sensitive system data.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortinac.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43065 in the wild and no public exploit code.