CVE-2021-41022
7.8 HIGHA improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows attacker to execute privileged code or...
Published: 2021-11-02 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-269
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fortinet | fortisiem |
Description
A improper privilege management in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows attacker to execute privileged code or commands via powershell scripts
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41022
- [Vendor advisory]https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-176
- [Vendor advisory]https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-176
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