CVE-2021-24016
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4...
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.
- Record
CVE-2021-24016- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-10936
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.
- Record
EUVD-2021-10936- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xr4-xcg2-6xq7 No score
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4...
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.
- Record
GHSA-3xr4-xcg2-6xq7- Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.
- Record
CVE-2021-24016- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24016 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Fortinet Fortimanager, published September 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.