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CVE-2020-15941

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2021 at 09:27 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorForticlient Endpoint Management ServerForticlient Enterprise Management Server

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A path traversal vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.1 and below; 6.2.8 and below may allow an authenticated attacker to inject directory traversal character sequences to add/delete the files of the server via the name parameter of Deployment Packages.

Affected

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

Forticlient Endpoint Management Server· Fortinet
95%
v < 6.2.96.4.0 ≤ v < 6.4.2
Affected range stops below 6.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Forticlient Enterprise Management Server· Fortinet
60%
FortiClientEMS 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0

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)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-074

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMfortinet
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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