CVE-2021-41028

published 2021-12-16

CVE-2021-41028: A combination of a use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability [CWE-321] in FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below and an improper certificate…

Priority P3 38 high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

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

A combination of a use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability [CWE-321] in FortiClientEMS 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below and an improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-297] in FortiClientWindows, FortiClientLinux and FortiClientMac 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.6 and below may allow an unauthenticated and network adjacent attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack between the EMS and the FCT via the telemetry protocol.

Affected

15 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.0.0 – 6.0.9	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.2.0 – 6.2.9	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.4.0 – 6.4.6	—
fortinet	forticlient_endpoint_management_server	—	—
fortinet	forticlient_endpoint_management_server	—	—
fortinet	forticlient_endpoint_management_server	6.2.0 – 6.2.9	—
fortinet	forticlient_endpoint_management_server	6.4.0 – 6.4.6	—
fortinet	forticlientems	—	—
fortinet	forticlientendpointmanagementserver	—	—
fortinet	forticlientlinux	—	—
fortinet	forticlientmac	—	—
fortinet	forticlientwindows	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 5.4 MEDIUM AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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