Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-36181

Low

Published: 02 November 2021

Published
02 November 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0029 53.1th percentile
Risk Priority 6 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-36181 is a low-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).

Operationally, ranked in the top 46.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A concurrent execution using shared resource with improper Synchronization vulnerability ('Race Condition') in the customer database interface of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an authenticated, low-privilege user to bring the underlying database data into an inconsistent state via specific coordination…

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CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
fortiportal
4.0.0 — 6.0.6

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

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