CVE-2021-41028

State: Published
Severity: 8.2 High
Published: Dec 16, 2021
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
Reserved: Sep 13, 2021

Description

A combination of a use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability [CWE-321] in FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below and an improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-297] in FortiClientWindows, FortiClientLinux and FortiClientMac 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below may allow an unauthenticated and network adjacent attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack between the EMS and the FCT via the telemetry protocol.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.2 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:U/RC:C	fortinet

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Fortinet FortiClientEMS, FortiClientWindows, FortiClientLinux, FortiClientMacFortinet	FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below, FortiClientWindows, FortiClientLinux, FortiClientMac 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below.Affected

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-075

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