CVE-2021-26106
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's...
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's console 6.4.1 through 6.4.5 and 6.2.4 through 6.2.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands by running the kdbg CLI command with specifically crafted arguments.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's console 6.4.1 through 6.4.5 and 6.2.4 through 6.2.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands by running the kdbg CLI command with specifically crafted arguments.
- Record
CVE-2021-26106- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12927
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's console 6.4.1 through 6.4.5 and 6.2.4 through 6.2.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands by running the kdbg CLI command with specifically crafted arguments.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12927- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wf6-r29p-wfx8 No score
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's...
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's console 6.4.1 through 6.4.5 and 6.2.4 through 6.2.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands by running the kdbg CLI command with specifically crafted arguments.
- Record
GHSA-7wf6-r29p-wfx8- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in FortiAP's console 6.4.1 through 6.4.5 and 6.2.4 through 6.2.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands by running the kdbg CLI command with specifically crafted arguments.
- Record
CVE-2021-26106- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- 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-2021-26106 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Fortinet Fortiap, published July 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.