CVE-2021-44167: An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability [CWE-732] in FortiClient for Linux version 6.0.8 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.4.7 and…

PriorityP343high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

0.50%

39.4th percentile

An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability [CWE-732] in FortiClient for Linux version 6.0.8 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.4.7 and below, 7.0.2 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access sensitive information in log files and directories via symbolic links.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.0.0 – 6.0.8	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.2.0 – 6.2.9	—
fortinet	forticlient	6.4.0 – 6.4.7	—
fortinet	forticlient	7.0.0 – 7.0.2	—
fortinet	fortinet_forticlientlinux	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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