CVE-2025-57716

published 2025-10-14

CVE-2025-57716: An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a…

Priority P3 36 high 7.3 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR L UI R S U C H I H A H

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
fortinet	forticlient	—	—
fortinet	forticlient	>= 7.0.0 < 7.2.12	7.2.12
fortinet	forticlient	>= 7.4.0 < 7.4.4	7.4.4
fortinet	forticlientwindows	7.0.0 – 7.0.14	—
fortinet	forticlientwindows	7.2.0 – 7.2.11	—
fortinet	forticlientwindows	7.4.0 – 7.4.3	—

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CWE-427