CVE-2025-57716 is an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability (CWE-427) affecting FortiClient Windows versions 7.4.0-7.4.3, 7.2.0-7.2.11, and all 7.0 versions. A local, low-privileged user can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in the FortiClient Online Installer folder, leading to DLL hijacking. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 7.4.0, < 7.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.