CVE-2021-43205 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClientLinux

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker can access the confighandler webserver via external binaries, exposing sensitive information in FortiClient for Linux.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-43205?

CVE-2021-43205 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 6 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability [CWE-200] in FortiClient for Linux version 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.7 and below and 6.2.9 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access the confighandler webserver via external binaries.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43205?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Forticlient.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-43205 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43205 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fortinet Forticlient vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g758-vqjh-f7pq.

Is CVE-2021-43205 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free