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.
Published: 2021-11-02
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-22804 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.
History

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Fortinet Forticlient
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-25T13:44:33.615Z

Reserved: 2021-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36183

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Updated: 2024-08-04T00:54:50.625Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-02T19:15:07.830

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:13:16.457

Link: CVE-2021-36183

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No data.

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Weaknesses