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    CVE-2021-42758

    An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWLC 8.6.1 and below may allow an authenticated and remote attacker with low privileges to execute any command as an admin user with full access rights via bypassing the GUI restrictions.

    Published:Dec 8, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 8, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00253
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortiwlc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High