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Fortinet FortiClient <= 6.0.10 / 6.3 <= 6.2.9 / 6.4.x < 6.4.8 / 7.x < 7.0.3 Privilege Escalation (FG-IR-21-238)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159601

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation.

Description

The version of Fortinet FortiClient running on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An 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.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortinet FortiClient 6.4.8, 7.0.3, or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-238

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159601

File Name: forticlient_FG-IR-21-238.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/8/2022

Updated: 4/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44169

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:forticlient

Required KB Items: installed_sw/FortiClient

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44169

IAVA: 2022-A-0137