CVE-2021-44168

Summary

CVECVE-2021-44168
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-01-04 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-01-12 21:20:00 UTC
DescriptionA download of code without integrity check vulnerability in the "execute restore src-vis" command of FortiOS before 7.0.3 may allow a local authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files on the device via specially crafted update packages.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.008730000 probability, percentile 0.551010000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-12-10; due 2021-12-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-494

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorFortinet
ProductFortiOS
NameFortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44168

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fortinet Fortios All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PSIRT Advisories | FortiGuard CONFIRM fortiguard.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 43897 Fortigate FortiOS Execute Unauthorized Code (FG-IR-21-201)
  • 44054 Fortigate FortiOS Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability (FG-IR-21-201) (Unauthenticated Check)

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