Name: CVE-2021-41031: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-41031, CWE-22, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00177

A relative path traversal vulnerability [CWE-23] in FortiClient for Windows versions 7.0.2 and prior, 6.4.6 and prior and 6.2.9 and below may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for FortiESNAC service.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Fortinet Forticlient	—	Update Fortinet FortiClient to the latest version	Jun 25, 2025	Jul 5, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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