Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2024 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2020-15934
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in FortiClientLinux from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in the VCM engine of FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.7 and below, version 6.4.0. may allow local users to elevate their privileges to root by creating a malicious script or program on the target machine.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiClientLinux | 6.4.06.2.6 – through 6.2.76.2.0 – through 6.2.46.0.86.0.0 – through 6.0.6 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X