CVE-2025-57716

MEDIUM

Fortinet Forticlient < 7.2.12 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-685

Scores

CVSS v3 6.7

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.3%

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-427

Status published

Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient 7.0.0 - 7.2.12

Published Oct 14, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026