QID 378398

Date Published: 2023-04-13

QID 378398: Fortinet FortiClient for Windows Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability (FG-IR-22-320)

A relative path traversal vulnerability in FortiClient Windows may allow a local low privileged attacker to perform arbitrary file creation on the device filesystem.

Affected Versions:
FortiClientWindows version 7.0.0 through 7.0.7
FortiClientWindows 6.4 all versions
FortiClientWindows 6.2 all versions
FortiClientWindows 6.0 all versions

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated) :
This checks for vulnerable version of FortiClient.exe.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to upload arbitrary files.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version FortiClient. Please refer FG-IR-22-320 for further information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 378398

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    FG-IR-22-320 URL Logo www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-320