CVE-2025-62676

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.24% (15th) EPSS

CVSS 7.1 · high

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability [CWE-59] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiClientWindows 7.0 all versions may allow a local low-privilege attacker to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated permissions via crafted named pipe messages.

cvss

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

7.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.1

v3.17.1highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

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-59USCWE-59USCWE-59US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

SpacePlant/FortiLPELocal privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2025-62676.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClient Windows <7.2.13all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient Windows <7.4.5all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Windows <7.2.13cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Windows <7.4.5cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.12enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.14enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows≤ 7.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.2.0 → 7.4.13fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.4.0 → 7.4.5fstec_bduRU
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet FortiClient≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet FortiSandbox≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
fortinet forticlient7.0.0 → 7.2.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.4.0 → 7.4.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0060Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator en FortiClientNL2026-02-11csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiSandbox (versies 4.4.8 en 5.0.5), FortiAuthenticator (versies 6.3 tot 6.6.6) en FortiClient (versies 7.0, 7.2 en 7.4).
WID-SEC-W-2026-0384Fortinet FortiClient Windows: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2026-02-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 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 cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-02-10modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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