PT-2022-3516 · Fortinet · Forticlient

Published 2022-07-05 · Updated 2022-07-25 · CVE-2021-41031

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 FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior FortiClient for Windows versions 6.4.6 and prior FortiClient for Windows versions 6.2.9 and below

Description A relative path traversal issue in the FortiESNAC service may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM. The vulnerability is related to errors in directory path handling.

Recommendations For FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior, update to a version later than 7.0.2 to resolve the issue. For FortiClient for Windows versions 6.4.6 and prior, update to a version later than 6.4.6 to resolve the issue. For FortiClient for Windows versions 6.2.9 and below, update to a version later than 6.2.9 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Relative Path Traversal

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-23

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-04297

CVE-2021-41031

Affected Products

Forticlient

References · 6

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-190 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-04297 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-190 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/3156 · Telegram Post