Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows
CVE-2023-41840
A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.0.9 allows an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.
EPSS: 0.001 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:X.
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticlientwindows — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-41840?
- CVE-2023-41840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-41840?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-41840 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.