CVE-2022-26113 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
A local attacker can exploit unnecessary privileges to perform arbitrary file writes, potentially escalating privileges on FortiClient for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-26113?
CVE-2022-26113 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 18 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability [CWE-250] in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.10 may allow a local attacker to perform an arbitrary file write on the system.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26113?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26113?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26113 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-26113 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26113 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient
- CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
- CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux
- CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44mg-h4h9-jj38.