CVE-2021-36183
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.7%
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 configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet:forticlient | fortinet forticlient | le | 6.4.2 |
| fortinet:forticlient | fortinet forticlient | le | 7.0.1 |
CNA Affected
[
{
"product": "Fortinet FortiClientWindows",
"vendor": "Fortinet",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "FortiClientWindows 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0"
}
]
}
]References
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
12.7%