CVE-2021-43071
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and...
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, version 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the LogReport API controller.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, version 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the LogReport API controller.
- Record
CVE-2021-43071- 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/E:P/RL:X/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30024
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, version 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the LogReport API controller.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30024- 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/E:P/RL:X/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-23cq-6739-c6x5 No score
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and...
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, version 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the LogReport API controller.
- Record
GHSA-23cq-6739-c6x5- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, version 6.2.6 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the LogReport API controller.
- Record
CVE-2021-43071- 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-2021-43071 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Fortinet Fortiweb, published December 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.