CVE-2021-41027
Published: 08 December 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-41027 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 39.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-28180
Vulnerability details
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, allows an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted certificates loaded into the device.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.