CVE-2020-9291

MEDIUM

FortiClient < 6.0.9 - Privilege Escalation via Temporary File Symbolic Link Attack

Title source: llm

Description

An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows 6.2.1 and below may allow a local user to gain elevated privileges via exhausting the pool of temporary file names combined with a symbolic link attack.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Broken Link x_refsource_confirm

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040

Vendor Advisory

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 29.6%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-668

Status published

Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient < 6.0.9

Published Jun 01, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026