Fortinet FortiClientWindows directory traversal | CVE-2022-42470
NAME
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Fortinet FortiClientWindows directory traversal
Platforms Affected:
Risk Level:
7.8
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Obtain Information
DESCRIPTION
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Fortinet FortiClientWindows could allow a local authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by improper validation of user requests. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/../) to create arbitrary files on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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