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CVE-2021-44168KEV

Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download

Severity
High7.8CVSS 3.1, High
EPSS
0.87%
Published
4 Jan 2022
Updated
17 Jun 2026

Description

Title, description and vendor guidance are quoted from the source records.

A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in the "execute restore src-vis" command of FortiOS before 7.0.3 may allow a local authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files on the device via specially crafted update packages.

Weakness: CWE-494

Known exploited

Added to CISA KEV on 10 Dec 2021

Federal remediation due date: 24 Dec 2021

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction

0.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (percentile 57%).

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

Affected products

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  • Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS · FortiOS before 7.0.3

References

Provenance

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Fortinet (CVE record)
Fortinet (CVE record) · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-cve5/1.1.0
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities · 27 Sept 2026, 23:42 UTC · Parser patcharo-kev/1.0.0
NVD
NVD · 27 Sept 2026, 23:44 UTC · Parser patcharo-nvd/1.0.0
FIRST EPSS
FIRST EPSS · 27 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC · Parser patcharo-epss/1.0.0

Last verified: 28 Sept 2026, 02:31 UTC