What is CVE-2022-26113?

CVE-2022-26113 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-26113?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2022-26113

An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability [CWE-250] in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.10 may allow a local attacker to perform an arbitrary file write on the…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlientwindows — versions FortiClientWindows 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26113?: CVE-2022-26113 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-26113?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.