Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows

CVE-2025-57716

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57716?
CVE-2025-57716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientwindows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2025-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-57716?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-57716 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.