CVE-2024-21760Network attack vector

Host code execution via unsafe playbook snippets

Published Mar 18, 2025 · Updated Mar 18, 2025

Code injection in Fortinet FortiSOAR’s Code Snippet connector allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the host. The connector executes attacker-supplied Python from a playbook step without adequately restricting built-ins that enable host operations. Affected releases are 6.4, 7.0, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4; exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.80%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in Fortinet FortiSOAR’s Code Snippet connector allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the host. The connector executes attacker-supplied Python from a playbook step without adequately restricting built-ins that enable host operations. Affected releases are 6.4, 7.0, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4; exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21760
Published
Mar 18, 2025
Updated
Mar 18, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiSOAR
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.1
  2. Affected versionversion=6.4.3 <=6.4.4
  3. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.3
  4. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.2
  5. Affected versionversion=7.3.0 <=7.3.3
  6. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiSOARversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.1; version=6.4.3 <=6.4.4; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.3; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.2; version=7.3.0 <=7.3.3; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.5

Published CVSS scores

8.4FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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