CVE-2017-7344
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows "security alert" dialog thereby popping up when the "VPN before logon" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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references (10)
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- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-070Patchcnnvd
- https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070enisa_euvd
- https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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