01 Record
CVE-2021-41023
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
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 12.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-11-02 18:26Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-25 13:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-09-13
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6d50d938fa58c3587a446da34303d25a50ada3d6bfc841b77d8c0e59f81042b3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortinet FortiSIEMWindowsAgentFortiSIEMWindowsAgent 4.1.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1.0, 4.0.0, 3.3.0, 3.2.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.0, 3.1.2, 3.1.0—
06 References
- fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-175