TI-2021-12267 Aliases CVE-2021-32596 GHSA-vg58-476g-h37g

A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing…

LOW 33CWE-916Published 2021-08-04 · Updated 2024-10-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to decrypt the passwords by means of precomputed tables.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Fortinet	Fortinet FortiPortal	FortiPortal 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Fortinet FortiPortal VendorFortinet Affected FortiPortal 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal::::::::	6.0.0 – 6.0.4	Vulnerable	Fortinet

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 – 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32596
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vg58-476g-h37g

References

Advisory 1

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-094

TI-2021-12259 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-12260 Use after free in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-14445 Authorization bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2017-05005 Improper input validation in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-17109 Missing authentication in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-05000 Incorrect permission assignment in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1

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Sources

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