What is CVE-2020-15934?

CVE-2020-15934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientlinux, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-15934?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-15934 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Forticlientlinux

CVE-2020-15934

An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in the VCM engine of FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.7 and below, version 6.4.0. may allow local users to elevate their privileges to root by creating a malicious script or program…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (25.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientlinux — versions 6.4.0, 6.2.6, 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-110

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15934?: CVE-2020-15934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientlinux, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2024-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-15934?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-15934 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.