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Fortinet FortiOS: Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-2021-41019)

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Fortinet FortiOS: Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-2021-41019)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/02/2021
Created
11/28/2021
Added
11/26/2021
Modified
11/26/2021

Description

An improper validation of certificate with host mismatch [CWE-297] vulnerability in FortiOS versions 6.4.6 and below may allow the connection to a malicious LDAP server via options in GUI, leading to disclosure of sensitive information, such as AD credentials.

Solution(s)

  • fortios-upgrade-latest

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