CVE-2021-24016: Fortinet FortiManager

Medium severity, CVSS 6.3. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper neutralization of formula elements in a csv file in Fortinet FortiManager version 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below allows attacker to execute arbitrary commands via crafted IPv4 field in policy name, when exported as excel file and opened unsafely on the victim host.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiManager: before 6.2.8 (fixed in 6.2.8); from 6.4.0, before 6.4.4 (fixed in 6.4.4)

Published 2021-09-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.