CVE-2016-8493 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0059.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Fortinet	Forticlient

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.1:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.2:::::windows::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9341	In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095

History

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2017-06-26T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-10-25T14:34:07.534Z

Reserved: 2016-10-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8493

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:39.642Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-06-26T17:29:00.187

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8493

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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