What is CVE-2021-26089?

CVE-2021-26089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-26089?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2021-26089

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlientmac — versions FortiClientMac 6.4.3 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@fortinet.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26089?: CVE-2021-26089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-26089?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.