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CVE-2020-15934

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in the VCM engine of FortiClient for Linux versions 6.2.7 and below, version 6.4.0. may allow local users to elevate their privileges to root by creating a malicious script or program on the target machine.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Forticlient· Forticlient
95%
6.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.66.0.0 ≤ v < 6.2.86.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.46.2.6 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.76.0.06.0.86.2.06.2.66.4.0
Affected range stops below 6.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-110

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269

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