# CVE-2021-44168

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-44168
- CVSS: 3.3
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-12-10; CISA due date 2021-12-24
- EPSS: 0.91% (percentile 60.3)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2023-02-08)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact partial (assessed 2024-10-22)
- Weakness: CWE-494
- Published: 2022-01-04

## Affected versions

- Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS: affected FortiOS before 7.0.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-201
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-44168

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