FKIE_CVE-2021-43066

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-05-11 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:10
Severity
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A external control of file name or path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows version 7.0.2 and below, version 6.4.6 and below, version 6.2.9 and below, version 6.0.10 and below allows attacker to escalate privilege via the MSI installer.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-154Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-154Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet forticlient *
fortinet forticlient *
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          "vendor": "Fortinet",
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "FortiClientWindows 7.0.2 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0"
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