Is CVE-2021-32596 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-32596 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-32596?

CVE-2021-32596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-32596?

CVE-2021-32596 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2021-32596?

No published fix for CVE-2021-32596 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-32596

MEDIUM

6.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use of one-way hash with a predictable salt vulnerability in the password storing mechanism of FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.04 may allow an attacker already in possession of the password store to decrypt the passwords by means of precomputed tables.

CWE-916

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

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CVE-2021-38314	Medium	5.3	29%	-	-
CVE-2018-10618	Critical	9.8	10%	-	Fix
CVE-2005-0408	Critical	9.8	4.7%	-	-
CVE-2023-33243	High	8.1	4.4%	-	-
CVE-2020-14516	Critical	10.0	4.1%	-	-
CVE-2024-21754	Low	1.8	3.5%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.