CVE-2017-7344

moderate-risk
Published 2017-12-14

A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows "security alert" dialog thereby popping up when the "VPN before logon" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain.

Do I need to act?

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1.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176
Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070
Exploit https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-win...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176
Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070
Exploit https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-win...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low