CVE-2019-17658

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Published Mar 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

An unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of FortiClientWindows v6.2.2 and prior allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges via the FortiClientConsole executable service path.

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 FortiClientWindows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.2.2 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::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-2019-7964	An unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of FortiClientWindows v6.2.2 and prior allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges via the FortiClientConsole executable service path.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.179% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-281

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fortinet Forticlient

Weaknesses

CWE-428

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 2:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Mar 12, 2020, 9:26 PM
Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 2:26 PM
Reserved: Oct 16, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 12, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM

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