9.3

CVE-2019-5589: fortinet forticlient Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 28-05-2019Last modified 13-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5589 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.02%
0%100%
Low · -2.52 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-05-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-2.52 pp

From 3.54% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.02%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • forticlient< 6.0.6
  • forticlientwindows≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.5 | ≥ 5.6.0, ≤ 5.6.6 | ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.4.5 | ≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.6 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.0.11 | ≥ 4.3.0, ≤ 4.3.5 | ≥ 4.2.0, ≤ 4.2.7 | ≥ 4.1.0, ≤ 4.1.3 | ≥ 4.0.1, ≤ 4.0.4 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.*

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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