CVE-2017-7344 json
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…
published 2017-12-14 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16371
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securite.intrinsec.com https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Fortinet, Inc. FortiClientWindows
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
securite.intrinsec.com
/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-17-070
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/102176
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7344
- NVD CVE-2017-7344
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