CVE-2022-33877

mediumpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.22% (12th) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

20 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An incorrect default permission [CWE-276] vulnerability in FortiClient (Windows) versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and 6.4.0 through 6.4.8 and FortiConverter (Windows) versions 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 7.0.0 and all versions of 6.0.0 may allow a local authenticated attacker to tamper with files in the installation folder, if FortiClient or FortiConverter is installed in an insecure folder.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.17highAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1 · impact 5.9

v3.15.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USprimaryCWE-276US

affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.6enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 6.4.0 ≤6.4.8enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiConverter≤ 7.0.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiConverter≤ 6.2.0 ≤6.2.1enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiConverter≤ 6.0.0 ≤6.0.3enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows6.4.0 → 6.4.8fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.0.0 → 7.0.6fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.0.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.2.1fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.2.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.0.3fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.0.2fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 6.0.1fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiConverter≤ 7.0.0fstec_bduRU
fortinet forticlient6.4.0 → 6.4.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.0.0 → 7.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticonverter6.0.0 → 6.0.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticonverter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticonverter= 6.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticonverter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticonverter= 6.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticonverter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticonverter= 7.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticonverter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1440Fortinet FortiClient: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2023-06-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClient ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-06-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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