CVE-2021-36183 (GCVE-0-2021-36183)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-02 18:41
Modified
2024-10-25 13:44
Severity ?
7.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F
CWE
  • Execute unauthorized code or commands
Summary
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientWindows Version: FortiClientWindows 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0
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