CVE-2021-26089

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022	Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

History

30 Mar 2022, 15:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

17 Jan 2022, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		(MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/ -

13 Jul 2021, 19:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 7.2 v3 : 7.8
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022 -~~	(CONFIRM) https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::macos::*
CWE		CWE-59

12 Jul 2021, 13:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-07-12 13:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-26089

Mitre link : CVE-2021-26089

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-26089

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

forticlient

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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