Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient
CVE-2017-7344
A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows "security alert" dialog thereby popping up when the "VPN before logon" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticlient — versions 5.6.0
- Fortinet, Inc. Forticlientwindows — versions 5.6.0, 5.4.3, 5.4.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-pr… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7344?
- CVE-2017-7344 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2017-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7344?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7344 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.