CVE-2020-9291

MEDIUM

Fortinet Forticlient < 6.0.9 - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

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)

[Broken Link] 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 30.1%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-668

Status published

Affected Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient < 6.0.9

Timeline

Published Jun 01, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026