CVE-2016-8493

In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.1:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.2:::::windows::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-06-26 17:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-8493

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8493

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8493

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

forticlient

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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