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.
problem types: Execute unauthorized code or commands
affected:
{
product: Fortinet FortiClientWindows
vendor: Fortinet
versions:
status: affected, version: FortiClientWindows 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
exploitCodeMaturity: FUNCTIONAL
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
remediationLevel: NOT_DEFINED
reportConfidence: NOT_DEFINED
scope: UNCHANGED
temporalScore: 7.2
temporalSeverity: HIGH
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X
version: 3.1
]