OS Command Injection in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2019-17650
Published: November 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22611
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17650
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system with running FortiClient for macOS.
Affected software
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2019-17650
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - update to 6.2.2