Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2021 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2021-36183
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.1 and below and 6.4.2 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for Forticlient updates.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiClientWindows | FortiClientWindows 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0 |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079 x_refsource_CONFIRM