CVE-2021-36183

Published: Nov 2, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.1 and below and 6.4.2 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for Forticlient updates.

Affected (2)

Products: Fortinet: Forticlient

Fortinet

1 product

Forticlient

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fortinet Forticlient	From 6.4.0 to 6.4.2
Fortinet Forticlient	From 7.0.0 to 7.0.1

References (2)

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079

Source: psirt@fortinet.com

Vendor Advisory

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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