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High severity · published Dec 14, 2017
CVE-2017-7344
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…
8.1
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Forticlient · Fortinet
through 5.4.3; 5.6.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
FO
Forticlient
Fortinet
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7344
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7344
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-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/
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