CVE-2021-42753

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiWeb management interface 6.4.1 and below, 6.3.15 and below, 6.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.0.x, 5.9.x and 5.8.x may allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file and directory deletion in the device filesystem.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-158Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-158Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 2, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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