CVE-2020-9290

HIGH

Fortinet Forticlient < 6.2.3 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows online installer 6.2.3 and below may allow a local attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe and FortiClientVPNOnlineInstaller.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 (2)

fortinet/forticlient < 6.2.3

fortinet/forticlient_virtual_private_network < 6.2.3

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026