CVE-2021-43065

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

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 35.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (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: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

2021-12-09 09:15Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-25 13:37Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-10-28

Assigning CNA

fortinet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d1637b46373e28ec7974088854d6165996d378201914319cf07f03a121ebcee9

• fortiguard.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-178x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-8wx4-g5p9-348hx_refsource_MISC