Path Traversal in Fortinet Forticlient
CVE-2021-41031
A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior, 6.4.6 and prior and 6.2.9 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe res…
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th 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 Forticlientwindows — versions FortiClientWindows 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-41031?
- CVE-2021-41031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-07-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-41031?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.