FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01091 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxhj-hm67-fv2j
References
More Fortinet Fortiauthenticator vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32249 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-08066 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05114 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-19130 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2015-01319 Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 3.0.0 has a password of (1) slony for the slony PostgreSQL… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-33341 Out-of-bounds read in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2013-6990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-6990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxhj-hm67-fv2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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