Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.0.10/6.2.9/6.4.6/7.0.2 on Windows MSI Installer untrusted search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.0.10/6.2.9/6.4.6/7.0.2 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component MSI Installer. Performing a manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-43066. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fortinet FortiClient up to 6.0.10/6.2.9/6.4.6/7.0.2 on Windows. This affects an unknown code of the component MSI Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-43066 since 10/28/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiClient

Version

• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.6
• 6.2.7
• 6.2.8
• 6.2.9
• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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