Relative Path Traversal in FortiClient (Windows) 6.0-7.0 via Named Pipe
CVE-2022-42470 Published on April 11, 2023
A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-42470 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-42470
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Affected Versions
Fortinet FortiClientWindows:- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.7 is affected.
- Version 6.4.0, <= 6.4.10 is affected.
- Version 6.2.0, <= 6.2.9 is affected.
- Version 6.0.0, <= 6.0.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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