OS Command Injection in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows - CVE-2019-15711
Published: November 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22808
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15711
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Fortinet, Inc
Affected software:
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands through IPC socket by export logs on the system with running FortiClient for Linux.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15711
Install updates from vendor's website.