CVE-2021-36185

published 2021-11-02

CVE-2021-36185: A improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.1 and below allows attacker to…

Priority P2 62 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.1 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	fortinet	—	—
fortinet	fortinet_fortiwlm	—	—
fortinet	fortiwlm	—	—
fortinet	fortiwlm	8.2.2 – 8.6.1	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Vulnerability class is OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Fortinet FortiWLM; monitor for crafted HTTP requests targeting FortiWLM endpoints that include shell metacharacters or command separators in HTTP parameters ↗
• → Scope detection to FortiWLM version 8.6.1 and below; any FortiWLM instance at or below this version should be treated as vulnerable and monitored for anomalous HTTP request patterns ↗

• · No specific endpoint, parameter name, payload pattern, or PoC details are disclosed in the available sources; detection must rely on generic OS command injection heuristics against FortiWLM HTTP interfaces until further technical details are published ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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CWE-78