CVE-2021-26109
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS...
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS before 7.0.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt control data on the heap via specifically crafted requests to SSLVPN, resulting in potentially arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.1
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS before 7.0.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt control data on the heap via specifically crafted requests to SSLVPN, resulting in potentially arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-26109- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12930
8.1
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS before 7.0.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt control data on the heap via specifically crafted requests to SSLVPN, resulting in potentially arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12930- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9h5m-38gw-j896 No score
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS...
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS before 7.0.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt control data on the heap via specifically crafted requests to SSLVPN, resulting in potentially arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-9h5m-38gw-j896- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.1
An integer overflow or wraparound vulnerability in the memory allocator of SSLVPN in FortiOS before 7.0.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to corrupt control data on the heap via specifically crafted requests to SSLVPN, resulting in potentially arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-26109- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- 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-2021-26109 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Fortinet Fortios, published December 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.