CVE-2021-41031
HIGHFortiClient for Windows <7.0.2-6.4.6-6.2.9 - Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior, 6.4.6 and prior and 6.2.9 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for FortiESNAC service.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-190
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
38.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
fortinet/forticlient
6.2.0 - 6.2.9
Published
Jul 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026