QID 376186

Date Published: 2021-12-28

QID 376186: Forticlient Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (FG-IR-21-088)

FortiClient is a comprehensive endpoint security solution.

Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt security sensitive data in configuration in FortiClient for Windows may allow an attacker with access to the configuration or the backup file to decrypt the sensitive data via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

Affected Versions:
Affected Products FortiClient 7.0.0
FortiClient 6.4.6 and below.
FortiClient 6.2.x.
FortiClient 6.0.x.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated) :
This checks for vulnerable version of FortiClient.exe.

The vulnerability may allow an attacker to Execute unauthorized code or commands.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.9 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version FortiClient 6.4.7 or 7.0.1 of the software.Latest version can be downloaded from Forticlient

Vendor References

FG-IR-21-088 - www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-088

CVEs related to QID 376186

CVE-2021-32592 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
FG-IR-21-088			www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-088

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