CVE-2021-44168

7.8 highKEVEPSS 0.9%

High (7.8) in Fortinet FortiOS. In CISA KEV since 2021-12-10. EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 59% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CISA KEV: listed 2021-12-10, due 2021-12-24
CWE: CWE-494
Published: 2022-01-04
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

fortinet:fortios

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-201
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-201
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44168

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