Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-43066 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVSS 7.8 - HIGH

Attack vector

LOCAL

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

LOW

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

local

low complexity

fortinet

CWE-668

NVD

Published: 2022-05-11

Updated: 2022-07-12

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Fortinet Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.0 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.1 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.2 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.0 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.1 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.2 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.3 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.4 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.5 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.6 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.7 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.8 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.9 Fortinet Forticlient 6.0.10 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.0 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.1 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.2 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.3 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.4 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.5 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.6 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.7 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.8 Fortinet Forticlient 6.2.9 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.0 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.1 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.2 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.3 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.4 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.6	30

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-668 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-154