Local file deletion via unauthorized named-pipe request
Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 30, 2024
Incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows allows local users to delete arbitrary files through a named-pipe request. A privileged FortiClient service accepts a crafted request on a specific named pipe without correctly authorizing the low-privilege caller, then deletes the caller-selected file. Exposure is limited to local low-privilege users on Windows running 6.0.0 through 6.0.10, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, or 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; deletion can interrupt FortiClient or other services.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows allows local users to delete arbitrary files through a named-pipe request. A privileged FortiClient service accepts a crafted request on a specific named pipe without correctly authorizing the low-privilege caller, then deletes the caller-selected file. Exposure is limited to local low-privilege users on Windows running 6.0.0 through 6.0.10, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, or 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; deletion can interrupt FortiClient or other services.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-40681
- Published
- Nov 14, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiClient for Windows
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1485
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.10
- Affected versionversion=6.2.0 <=6.2.9
- Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.8
- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.7
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