CVE-2021-36167

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An improper authorization vulnerabiltiy [CWE-285] in FortiClient Windows versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.6 and below and 6.2.8 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the webfilter control via modifying the session-id paramater.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	Fortinet FortiClientWindows	FortiClientWindows 7.0.0, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-127Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-127Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 9, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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