CVE-2020-9287

HIGH

Fortinet Forticlient Emergency Manage... - Uncontrolled Search Path

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Description

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient EMS online installer 6.2.1 and below may allow a local attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientEMSOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious Filter Library DLL files in that directory.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-060

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 15.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Affected Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient_emergency_management_server < 6.2.1

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026