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CVE-2019-16155

Published: Feb 7, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow a user with low privilege to overwrite system files as root with arbitrary content through system backup file via specially crafted "BackupConfig" type IPC client requests to the fctsched process. Further more, FortiClient for Linux 6.2.2 and below allow low privilege user write the system backup file under root privilege through GUI thus can cause root system file overwrite.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Fortinet FortiClientLinuxFortinetSecurity Products
forticlientfortinetSecurity Products
FortiClient for LinuxFortinet Inc.Security Products
fortinetcommercialUSSecurity Productsaka forti net
fortinet inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka fortinet

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238
fortiguard.com
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linux
danishcyberdefence.dk
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16155
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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