CVE-2021-41023

5.5 MEDIUM

A unprotected storage of credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows an authenticated user to disclosu...

Published: 2021-11-02 · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Severity and scoring

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE: CWE-522

Affected products

Vendor	Product
fortinet	fortisiem

Description

A unprotected storage of credentials in Fortinet FortiSIEM Windows Agent version 4.1.4 and below allows an authenticated user to disclosure agent password due to plaintext credential storage in log files

Source: NVD

References

[NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41023
[Vendor advisory]https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-175
[Vendor advisory]https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-175

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