CVE-2021-26089

low-risk

Published 2021-07-12

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

Do I need to act?

0.09% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.7/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Forticlient

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/

Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/

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low-risk

Severity 17/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal