CVE-2015-5736

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5736
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-03 14:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by setting the callback function in a (1) 0x220024 or (2) 0x220028 ioctl call.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fortinet Forticlient All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fortinet FortiClient Bugs Let Local Users View Memory Contents, Modify the Registry, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Pre-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation - Windows_x86-64 local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
FortiGuard.com | Mulitple Vulnerabilities in FortiClient af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fortiguard.com
Full Disclosure: [CORE-2015-0013] - FortiClient Antivirus Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
FortiClient Antivirus Multiple Vulnerabilities | CORE Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.coresecurity.com
Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Post-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation - Windows_x86-64 local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
FortiGuard.com | Mulitple Vulnerabilities in FortiClient af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.fortiguard.com Vendor Advisory
Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Creators) - Local Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
FortiClient Antivirus Information Exposure / Access Control ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
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