CVE-2021-44168 on CISA KEV

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.

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• fortiguard.com — https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-201

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	Fortinet FortiOS	FortiOS before 7.0.3

06Detection

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