High severity · published Oct 14, 2025
CVE-2025-57716
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged…
7.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Forticlient · Fortinet
7.0.0 before 7.2.12; 7.4.0 before 7.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57716
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-57716
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-685
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