Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient
CVE-2019-16155
A privilege escalation vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow a user with low privilege to overwrite system files as root with arbitrary content through system backup file via specially crafted "BackupConfig" type IPC client requests to the fctsched process. Further more, FortiClient for Linux 6.2.2 and below allow low privilege user write the system backup file under root privilege through GUI thus can cause root system file overwrite.
EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticlient
- Fortinet Forticlientlinux — versions FortiClientLinux 6.2.1 and below
References
- psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@fortinet.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16155?
- CVE-2019-16155 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16155?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.