CVE-2016-8493 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows versions 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, specifically within its FortiClientNamedPipe component. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows a low-privileged attacker to achieve full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity, requiring only local access. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Furthermore, the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a lack of active exploitation or widespread awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
5.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.