Is CVE-2021-24015 being actively exploited?

CVE-2021-24015 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-24015?

CVE-2021-24015 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2021-24015

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the administrative interface of FortiMail before 6.4.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 1.2% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2021-10935)
Published: July 12, 2021
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2021-10935 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortimail

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

FortiMail 6.0 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3380 - historical
FortiMail-2000E/3000E - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3363 - historical
Fortinet FortiMail 6.0 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10899-2019 - archived

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-021(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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