CVE-2021-26089

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Published Jul 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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 FortiClientMac

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`FortiClientMac 6.4.3 and below`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12910	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.426% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/

History

Oct 25, 2024 2:15 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-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 1:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Jul 12, 2021, 12:48 PM
Updated: Oct 25, 2024, 1:56 PM
Reserved: Jan 25, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:19 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:19 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 12, 2021, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

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