CVE-2020-15941
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.011 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.1 and below; 6.2.8 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to inject directory traversal character sequences to add/delete the files of the server via the name parameter of Deployment Packages.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
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)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientEMS≤ FortiClientEMS 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0enisa_euvdEU
- fortinet forticlient endpoint management server< 6.2.9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- fortinet forticlient endpoint management server6.4.0 → 6.4.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_endpoint_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-074cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15941cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3293cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021100602cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-074enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-074Vendor Advisorynvd
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