# CVE-2021-32589: A Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in FortiManager version 7.0.0, version 6.4.5 and below, version 6.2.7 and below, version 6.0.10 and

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:W/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-19 · Updated: 2024-12-20

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.4.0, through 6.4.5; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.7; from 6.0.0, through 6.0.10; from 5.6.0, through 5.6.10; from 5.4.0, through 5.4.7; from 5.2.0, through 5.2.10; from 5.0.0, through 5.0.12
- Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: from 6.4.0, through 6.4.5; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.7; from 6.0.0, through 6.0.10; from 5.6.0, through 5.6.10; from 5.4.0, through 5.4.7; from 5.2.4, through 5.2.10

## Description

A Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in FortiManager version 7.0.0, version 6.4.5 and below, version 6.2.7 and below, version 6.0.10 and below, version 5.6.10 and below, version 5.4.7 and below, version 5.2.10 and below, version 5.0.12 and below and FortiAnalyzer version 7.0.0, version 6.4.5 and below, version 6.2.7 and below, version 6.0.10 and below, version 5.6.10 and below, version 5.4.7 and below, version 5.3.11, version 5.2.10 to 5.2.4 fgfmsd daemon may allow a remote, non-authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code as root via sending a specifically crafted request to the fgfm port of the targeted device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-067

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