CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-7344

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows an attacker to exploit the Windows 'security alert' dialog, which can pop up when the 'VPN before logon' feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain is used.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update FortiClient to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability and to avoid using untrusted certificates.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS