CVE-2021-32588

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use of hard-coded credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability in FortiPortal versions 5.2.5 and below, 5.3.5 and below, 6.0.4 and below, versions 5.1.x and 5.0.x may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands as root by uploading and deploying malicious web application archive files using the default hard-coded Tomcat Manager username and password.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-798

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-32588: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix