CVE-2021-36183

low-risk
Published 2021-11-02

An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.1 and below and 6.4.2 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for Forticlient updates.

Do I need to act?

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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
7
CVSS 7.4/10 High
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Fortinet

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079
Vendor Advisory https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-079
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low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal