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Critical
CVE-2021-36166
An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail before 7.0.1 may allow...
Vulnerability Description
An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail before 7.0.1 may allow a remote attacker to efficiently guess one administrative account's authentication token by means of the observation of certain system's properties.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Fortinet
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Fortinet FortiMail
Vulnerable Versions:
FortiMail before 7.0.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 1st, 2022
Last Modified:
October 25th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.