CVE-2024-21754
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting...
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.
- Record
CVE-2024-21754- CVSS 3.1
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19368
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19368- CVSS 3.1
- 1.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:R - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg7p-9rpp-xjmx
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting...
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.
- Record
GHSA-pg7p-9rpp-xjmx- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A use of password hash with insufficient computational effort vulnerability [CWE-916] affecting FortiOS version 7.4.3 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions and FortiProxy version 7.4.2 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions, 2.0 all versions may allow a privileged attacker with super-admin profile and CLI access to decrypting the backup file.
- Record
CVE-2024-21754- CVSS 3.1
- 1.8 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-916
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | CyberSecuritist/CVE-2024-21754-Forti-RCE | 2024-06-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21754 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.7) in Fortinet Fortios, published June 11, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.47%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.