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CVE-2021-42755

An integer overflow / wraparound vulnerability [CWE-190] in FortiSwitch 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.9 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x; FortiRecorder 6.4.2 and below, 6.0.10 and below; FortiOS 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.8 and below, 6.2.10 and below, 6.0.x; FortiProxy 7.0.0,…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An integer overflow / wraparound vulnerability [CWE-190] in FortiSwitch 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.9 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x; FortiRecorder 6.4.2 and below, 6.0.10 and below; FortiOS 7.0.2 and below, 6.4.8 and below, 6.2.10 and below, 6.0.x; FortiProxy 7.0.0, 2.0.6 and below, 1.2.x, 1.1.x, 1.0.x; FortiVoiceEnterprise 6.4.3 and below, 6.0.10 and below dhcpd daemon may allow an unauthenticated and network adjacent attacker to crash the dhcpd deamon, resulting in potential denial of service.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.40% probability · 34th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
fortinet/fortiproxy · fortinet/fortivoice · fortinet/fortios · fortinet/fortirecorder firmware · fortinet/fortiswitch
Source
psirt@fortinet.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.40%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.