SB2019102919 - Privilege escalation in FortiClient for macOS
Published: October 29, 2019 Updated: November 8, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019102919
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17650)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A local user can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system with running FortiClient for macOS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.