CVE-2019-16152: fortinet forticlient Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-16152 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 06-02-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow an user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root privilege crashes via sending specially crafted IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the nanomsg not been correctly validated.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.38% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (danishcyberdefence.dk)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fortinet2 products
- forticlient≤ 6.2.1
- fortinet forticlientlinuxFortiClientLinux 6.2.1 and below
1 vendor · 2 products