CVE-2021-36179
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below...
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted parameters in CLI command execution
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- 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
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted parameters in CLI command execution
- Record
CVE-2021-36179- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22800
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted parameters in CLI command execution
- Record
EUVD-2021-22800- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrvv-g9v3-737hNo score
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below...
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted parameters in CLI command execution
- Record
GHSA-rrvv-g9v3-737h- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.14 and below, 6.2.4 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted parameters in CLI command execution
- Record
CVE-2021-36179- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2021-36179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Fortinet Fortiweb, published September 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.