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CVE-2019-6692: fortinet forticlient Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 24-10-2019Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-6692 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.56%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A malicious DLL preload vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 6.2.0 and below allows a privileged attacker to perform arbitrary code execution via forging that DLL.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.57% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

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

Fortinet1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links