vulnerability
Fortinet FortiClientEMS: CVE-2021-32592: Privilege escalation via DLL Hijacking
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 29, 2021 | Nov 20, 2024 | Jul 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 29, 2021
Added
Nov 20, 2024
Modified
Jul 3, 2025
Description
An unsafe search path vulnerability in FortiClient and FortiClient EMS may allow an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack on affected devices via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.
Solution
fortinet-forticlientems-upgrade-latest
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