CVE-2021-42761

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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 73.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Published

2023-02-16 18:05Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-23 14:50Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-10-20

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-384Session FixationCompound

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8b8f630dbd0b2e956e1ebf63b752b4dcc216e7dece09fe3158e65ae64677b296

• fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-214