CVE-2018-9193 describes a chain of vulnerabilities in FortiClient for Windows versions 6.0.5 and below, and 5.6.6, which can be exploited by a local user to achieve system privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires local access and low privileges, but once exploited, grants high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for privilege escalation warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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