CVE-2020-15934 (GCVE-0-2020-15934)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-19 10:57 – Updated: 2024-12-20 17:23
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
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
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Escalation of privilege
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Vendor Product Version
Fortinet FortiClientLinux Affected: 6.4.0
Affected: 6.2.6 , ≤ 6.2.7 (semver)
Affected: 6.2.0 , ≤ 6.2.4 (semver)
Affected: 6.0.8
Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.6 (semver)
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