CVE-2021-26089: An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during…

PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.43%

34.6th percentile

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	forticlient	<= 6.4.3	—
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	fortinet_forticlientmac	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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