CVE-2021-26089

high

Description

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-07-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H