High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-42758
CVE-2021-42758
Description
An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWLC 8.6.1 and below may allow an authenticated and remote attacker with low privileges to execute any command as an admin user with full access rights via bypassing the GUI restrictions.
Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=8.2.4,<=8.2.7
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=8.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-200nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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