CVE-2016-8493

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Published Jun 26, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

Fortinet FortiClient

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`FortiClient 5.4.2, 5.4.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9341	In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.822% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095

History

Oct 25, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fortinet Forticlient

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 2:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Jun 26, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 2:34 PM
Reserved: Oct 7, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 26, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

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