CVE-2022-43946 Race condition in FortiClientWindows
Attackers on the same network can execute commands via a race condition and permission flaw in FortiClient for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43946?
CVE-2022-43946 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities including an incorrect permission assignment for critical resource [CWE-732] vulnerability and a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition [CWE-367] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows before 7.0.7 allows attackers on the same file sharing network to execute commands via writing data into a windows pipe.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43946?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43946 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43946 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-jwp6-2mv6-8gq3.