Fortinet · FortiOS
CVE-2021-44168
Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download
Exploited in attacks
Low 3.3 Attack chance: 0.9%
What it is
A download of code without integrity check vulnerability in the "execute restore src-vis" command of FortiOS before 7.0.3 may allow a local authenticated attacker to download arbitrary files on the device via specially crafted update packages.
CISA: Fortinet FortiOS "execute restore src-vis" downloads code without integrity checking, allowing an attacker to arbitrarily download files.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: December 24, 2021
- Added to the CISA list
- December 10, 2021
- Published
- January 4, 2022
- Severity
- Low 3.3 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 0.9% in the top 41.5% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-494
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (1)
More exploited flaws from Fortinet
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor | FortiOS | Medium 5.3 | 29% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Use of Hard-Coded Credentials | FortiOS | Medium 6.5 | 6.6% |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Out-of-Bound Write | FortiOS | Critical 9.6 | 85% |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Path Traversal | FortiOS | Medium 6.5 | 11% |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow | FortiOS | Critical 9.3 | 99.5% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Default Configuration | FortiOS | Medium 6.5 | 19% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | SSL VPN Path Traversal | FortiOS | Critical 9.1 | >99.9% |
| Nov 3, 2021 | SSL VPN Improper Authentication | FortiOS | High 7.5 | 45% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.