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CVE-2021-43062

46
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43062 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail versions 7.0.1 and below, 6.4.5 and below, 6.3.7 and below, and 6.0.11 and below. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands by crafting malicious HTTP GET requests targeting the FortiGuard URI protection service. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-50759) and Nuclei templates, indicating a readily exploitable condition despite low community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-43062 · Feb 21, 2022
ExploitDB: EDB-50759 · Feb 18, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1294 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

fortinetvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/166055/Fortinet-Fortimail-7.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fortiguard.com / advisory/FG-IR-21-185
Vendor Advisory