Fortinet FortiClientWindows up to 7.0.9/7.2.1 OpenSSL Engine Library untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Fortinet FortiClientWindows up to 7.0.9/7.2.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component OpenSSL Engine Library. Such manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-41840. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Fortinet FortiClientWindows up to 7.0.9/7.2.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component OpenSSL Engine Library. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.0.9 allows an attacker to perform a DLL Hijack attack via a malicious OpenSSL engine library in the search path.

The weakness was published 11/14/2023 as FG-IR-23-274. The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-41840 since 09/04/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/04/2023 🔍
11/14/2023 +71 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-23-274
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-41840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-41840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245180

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2023 19:17
Updated: 12/08/2023 13:47
Changes: 11/14/2023 19:17 (48), 12/08/2023 13:47 (11)
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