CVE-2019-17658 is a critical unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of FortiClientWindows v6.2.2 and earlier. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges by exploiting the FortiClientConsole executable service path. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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