VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-7344
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability1.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Primary references
- psirt@fortinet.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- psirt@fortinet.com — Vendor Advisory
- psirt@fortinet.com — Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory