Is CVE-2021-44168 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2021-44168 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2021-12-10.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-44168?

CVE-2021-44168 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-44168?

CVE-2021-44168 has an EPSS score of 0.87% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44168?

Upgrade fortios to 7.0.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-44168

LOWCISA KEV

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-494

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.3Fixed in:7.0.3CVE-2021-44168derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Fortinet FortiOS Arbitrary File Download

Fortinet FortiOS "execute restore src-vis" downloads code without integrity checking, allowing an attacker to arbitrarily download files.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2021-12-24

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-494 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-5398	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-40799	High	8.8	31%	KEV	-
CVE-2026-3502	High	7.8	5.8%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-19234	High	8.8	3.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6567	Critical	9.8	2.9%	-	-
CVE-2016-6564	High	8.1	2.7%	-	-

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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 2025-10-24.