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CVE-2020-9290

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2020 at 09:52 PM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 06:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsForticlientForticlient Virtual Private Network

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows online installer 6.2.3 and below may allow a local attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe and FortiClientVPNOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious Filter Library DLL files in that directory.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-060
Source: cverecord
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-060

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
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427CWE-426

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