Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-40681 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVSS 7.1 - HIGH

Attack vector

LOCAL

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

LOW

Confidentiality impact

NONE

Integrity impact

HIGH

Availability impact

HIGH

local

low complexity

fortinet

CWE-863

NVD

Published: 2023-11-14

Updated: 2023-11-20

Summary

A incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to cause denial of service via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Fortinet 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 6.0.0 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 6.4.0 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 Fortinet Forticlient 6.4.7 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.0 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.1 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.2 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.3 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.4 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.5 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.6 Fortinet Forticlient 7.0.7	36

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-299