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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-6990 · published 30 April 2014

CVE-2013-6990: Fortinet fortiauthenticator permissions and access controls vulnerability

Fortinet · Fortiauthenticator

FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface.

9.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.1% · top 36.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
9.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

FortiGuard FortiAuthenticator before 3.0 allows remote administrators to gain privileges via the command line interface.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-13-016/ Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96200
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-13-016/ Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96200

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-6990), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.