What is CVE-2019-17650?

CVE-2019-17650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-17650?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2019-17650

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerability in one of FortiClient for Mac OS root processes, may allow a local user of the system on which FortiClient is running to execute unauthorized code as root by bypassing a security check.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlient For Mac Os — versions FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17650?: CVE-2019-17650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-17650?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.