CVE-2021-36178
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below...
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below allows attacker to disclose third-party devices credential information via configuration page lookup.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below allows attacker to disclose third-party devices credential information via configuration page lookup.
- Record
CVE-2021-36178- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22799
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below allows attacker to disclose third-party devices credential information via configuration page lookup.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22799- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jhj-hc6j-2fqm No score
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below...
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below allows attacker to disclose third-party devices credential information via configuration page lookup.
- Record
GHSA-9jhj-hc6j-2fqm- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A insufficiently protected credentials in Fortinet FortiSDNConnector version 1.1.7 and below allows attacker to disclose third-party devices credential information via configuration page lookup.
- Record
CVE-2021-36178- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- 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-2021-36178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Fortinet Fortisdnconnector, published October 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.