CVE-2021-26089

MEDIUM

FortiClient for Mac < 6.4.3 - Privilege Escalation via Symlink Attack

Title source: llm

Description

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient < 6.4.3

Published Jul 12, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026