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CVE-2021-42753

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 1.13%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-02-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2021-42753
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
1.13%

Original NVD 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.

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