QID 378399

Date Published: 2023-04-13

QID 378399: Fortinet FortiClient for Windows Improper Write Access Vulnerability (FG-IR-22-429)

Multiple vulnerabilities including an incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability and a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition vulnerability in FortiClient Windows may allow an attacker on the same file sharing network to execute commands via writing data into a windows pipe.

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 execute commands via writing data into a windows pipe.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.6 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version FortiClient. Please refer FG-IR-22-429 for further information.

Vendor References

FG-IR-22-429 - www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-429

CVEs related to QID 378399

CVE-2022-43946 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
FG-IR-22-429			www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-429

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