PT-2021-7574 · Fortinet · Forticlientwindows+1

Published 2021-11-29 · Updated 2021-12-02 · CVE-2021-32592

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiClientWindows versions 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x FortiClientEMS versions 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x

Description The issue is related to an unsafe search path vulnerability that may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path. This could potentially enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted DLL library.

Recommendations For FortiClientWindows versions 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x: Update to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability. For FortiClientEMS versions 7.0.0, 6.4.6 and below, 6.2.x, 6.0.x: Update to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the search path to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00104

CVE-2021-32592

Affected Products

Forticlientems

Forticlientwindows

References · 6

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-088 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32592 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32592 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00104 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33190 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24093 · Telegram Post