VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-41031

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-07-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior, 6.4.6 and prior and 6.2.9 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for FortiESNAC service.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-22

Primary references