CVE-2019-5585 Missing authorization in FortiClientMac
An attacker can degrade FortiClientMac performance by modifying a shared file due to improper access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5585?
CVE-2019-5585 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientMac, published on 9 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability in FortiClientMac before 6.0.5 may allow an attacker to affect the application's performance via modifying the contents of a file used by several FortiClientMac processes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forticlient Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-5585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-38hr-xqm9-hhg9.