vulnerability

Fortinet FortiClient: CVE-2022-40681: Arbitrary file deletion from unprivileged users

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Added
Jun 25, 2025
Modified
Nov 10, 2025

Description

An incorrect authorization [CWE-863] vulnerability in FortiClient (Windows) may allow a local low privileged attacker to perform arbitrary file deletion in the device filesystem.

Solution

fortinet-forticlient-upgrade-latest
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