CVE-2021-24019
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
An insufficient session expiration vulnerability [CWE- 613] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.2 and below, 6.2.8 and below may allow an attacker to reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges, should the attacker be able to obtain that session ID (via other, hypothetical attacks)
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- chessredoffsec/CVE-2021-24019ExploitPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientEMS≤ FortiClientEMS 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0enisa_euvdEU
- fortinet forticlient endpoint management server< 6.2.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- fortinet forticlient endpoint management server6.4.0 → 6.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-072cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24019cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3293cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021100603cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-072enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-072Vendor Advisorynvd
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