CVE-2016-8493
published 2017-06-26CVE-2016-8493: In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
PriorityP346high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.82%
76.3th percentile
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet | forticlient | — | — |
| fortinet | forticlient | — | — |
| fortinet | forticlient | — | — |
| fortinet | forticlientnamedpipe | — | — |
| fortinet | forticlientwindows | — | — |
| fortinet | fortinet_forticlient | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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GHSA
GHSA-q8g7-5r5g-85xm: In FortiClientWindows 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-8493 [HIGH] GHSA-q8g7-5r5g-85xm: In FortiClientWindows 5
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
Fortinet
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability
vendor_fortinet·2017-06-26·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-8493 [HIGH] CWE-264 In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability
FG-IR-16-095: In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
CVEs: CVE-2016-8493
CWEs: CWE-264
CVSS: 8.8 (high)
Affected products: FortiClient, FortiClientNamedPipe, FortiClientWindows
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-06-26
Published