What is CVE-2020-9291?

CVE-2020-9291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-9291?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2020-9291

An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows 6.2.1 and below may allow a local user to gain elevated privileges via exhausting the pool of temporary file names combined with a symbolic link attack.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlient For Windows — versions FortiClient for Windows 6.2.1 and earlier and FortiClient for Windows 6.0.9 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9291?: CVE-2020-9291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-9291?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.