High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-36171
CVE-2021-36171
Description
The use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator in the password reset feature of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to predict parts of or the whole newly generated password within a given time frame.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.0.4
- (no CPE)range: <6.0.6
- (no CPE)range: FortiPortal before 6.0.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-099nvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.