CVE-2021-36183

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.
References
Link Resource
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

03 May 2022, 16:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-863 NVD-CWE-Other

04 Nov 2021, 16:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
CWE CWE-863
References (CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079 - (CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8

02 Nov 2021, 19:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-11-02 19:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 22:08


NVD link : CVE-2021-36183

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36183

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36183


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Products Affected

fortinet

  • forticlient