CVE-2021-42759 (GCVE-0-2021-42759)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-12-09 09:22
Modified
2024-10-25 13:37
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RC:C
CWE
  • Execute unauthorized code or commands
Summary
A violation of secure design principles in Fortinet Meru AP version 8.6.1 and below, version 8.5.5 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted cli commands.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet Fortinet Meru AP Version: Meru AP 8.6.1, 8.6.0, 8.5.5, 8.5.4, 8.5.3, 8.5.2, 8.5.1, 8.5.0
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