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Evidence dossier

CVE-2021-44168

CVE-2021-44168

50.1–76.4Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

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.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Jan 4, 2022
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

FIRST EPSS0.87%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 54.8%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

fortinetoriginal assertion
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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 KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.008730000000; percentile 0.548480000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
FortinetFortinet FortiOS
[{"status": "affected", "version": "FortiOS before 7.0.3"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 6.0.14supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.2.0; end excluding 6.2.10supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.4.0; end excluding 6.4.8supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 7.0.0; end excluding 7.0.3supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.6
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.3
psirt@fortinet.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.3
fortinetCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.