cve-2021-44169
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-04-06 09:30
Modified
2024-10-25 13:33
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RC:C
Summary
A improper initialization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) version 6.0.10 and below, version 6.2.9 and below, version 6.4.7 and below, version 7.0.3 and below allows attacker to gain administrative privileges via placing a malicious executable inside the FortiClient installer's directory.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-238Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-238Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientWindows Version: FortiClientWindows 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0
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