SB2021112912 - Privilege escalation in FortiClient
Published: November 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021112912
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) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32592)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a specially crafted OpenSSL library into the search path and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.