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CVE-2016-8493

In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

Published

2017-06-26T17:29:00.187

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	fortinet	forticlient	5.4.1	Yes
Application	fortinet	forticlient	5.4.2	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)