CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8493
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-06-26
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.
Affected configurations
• fortinet forticlient 5.4.1
• fortinet forticlient 5.4.2
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095 Vendor Advisory