vulnerability
Fortinet FortiClient: CVE-2025-57716: DLL hijacking in online installer
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Added
Oct 15, 2025
Modified
Nov 10, 2025
Description
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.
Solution
fortinet-forticlient-upgrade-latest
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