VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-36183

CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-11-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references