vulnerability
Fortinet FortiClient: CVE-2021-36183: Privilege escalation vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 2, 2021 | Jun 25, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 2, 2021
Added
Jun 25, 2025
Modified
Nov 10, 2025
Description
An improper authorization vulnerability [CWE-285] in FortiClient for Windows may allow a local unprivileged attacker to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM via the named pipe responsible for Forticlient updates.
Solution
fortinet-forticlient-upgrade-latest
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