CVE-2025-62676

HIGH

Fortinet Forticlient < 7.2.13 - Symlink Following

Title source: rule

Description

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability [CWE-59] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiClientWindows 7.0 all versions may allow a local low-privilege attacker to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated permissions via crafted named pipe messages.

References (1)

[Vendor Advisory] https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-661

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 0.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-59

Status published

Products (1)

fortinet/forticlient 7.0.0 - 7.2.13

Published Feb 10, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026