Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux
CVE-2019-15711

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Forticlientlinux
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2020

Summary

A privilege escalation issue exists in FortiClient for Linux that could enable low-privileged users to execute system commands with root privileges. This vulnerability arises from the improper handling of specially crafted 'ExportLogs' IPC client requests by the fctsched process, potentially allowing unauthorized actions that compromise system security.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiClientLinux FortiClientLinux 6.2.1 and below

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238
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https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linux
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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