PT-2025-41961 · Fortinet · Forticlient

Published 2025-10-14 · Updated 2025-10-15 · CVE-2025-57716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiClient versions 7.0 through 7.2.11 and 7.4.0 through 7.4.3

Description An uncontrolled search path element issue exists in FortiClient on Windows. A local, low-privileged user could potentially perform a DLL hijacking attack by placing a malicious DLL in the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

Recommendations Update FortiClient to a version later than 7.4.3 Update FortiClient to a version later than 7.2.11 Update FortiClient to a version later than 7.0

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05221

CVE-2025-57716

Affected Products

Forticlient

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57716 · Security Note
• https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-685 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05221 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-57716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/34869 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1978123687011262800 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/138826 · Telegram Post