CVE-2021-44168
Fortinet FortiOS: Arbitrary File Download
As of , CVE-2021-44168 in Fortinet FortiOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 10 December 2021
- US federal deadline
- 24 December 202114 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.01Higher than 57% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Fortinet FortiOS "execute restore src-vis" downloads code without integrity checking, allowing an attacker to arbitrarily download files.
CISA's description
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in the "execute restore src-vis" command of FortiOS before 7.0.3 may allow a local authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files on the device via specially crafted update packages.
The CVE record's description, from fortinet
- CVE published
- 4 January 2022
- Assigned by
- fortinet
- CVSS
- 3.3 Low (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
- CWE-494
- Download of Code Without Integrity Check
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
- The CVE record was published.
FortiOS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-13379SSL VPN Path Traversal | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2024-21762Out-of-Bound Write | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.83 | 0.83 | ||
| CVE-2022-42475Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.99 | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2020-12812SSL VPN Improper Authentication | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.45 | ||
| CVE-2019-5591Default Configuration | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.18 | ||
| CVE-2019-6693Use of Hard-Coded Credentials | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch this weekRansomware use | 0.06 | ||
| CVE-2025-68686Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch soon | 0.30 | ||
| CVE-2022-41328Path Traversal | Fortinet FortiOS | Patch soon | 0.11 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org