CVE-2021-26102
A relative path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) in FortiWAN version 4.5.7 and below, 4.4 all versions may allow a remote non-authenticated attacker to delete files on the system by sending a crafted POST request. In particular, deleting specific configuration files will reset the Admin password to its default value.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 20%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 97
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact90 % - Impacto secundario
T1078.001Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access85 %
Vector CVSS N/N/L/N indica acceso remoto sin autenticación. La vulnerabilidad permite eliminar archivos de configuración (CWE-22: path traversal) que resetean credenciales administrativas, logrando acceso no autorizado y manipulación de datos críticos del sistema.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-305
- CWE-22
Referencias
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