Vulnerability · Published Dec 1, 2021 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2021-32592
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Fortinet FortiClientWindows, FortiClientEMS from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiClientEMS 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiClientWindows, FortiClientEMS | FortiClientWindows 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x; FortiClientEMS 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-088 x_refsource_CONFIRM