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CVE-2016-8493 (GCVE-0-2016-8493)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-26 17:00 – Updated: 2024-10-25 14:34
VLAI
Summary
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-24 20:04 UTC
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Fortinet Fortinet FortiClient Affected: FortiClient 5.4.2, 5.4.1
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Date Public
2017-10-31 00:00
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