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CVE-2020-9291

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2020 at 06:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows 6.2.1 and below may allow a local user to gain elevated privileges via exhausting the pool of temporary file names combined with a symbolic link attack.

Affected

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

Forticlient· Forticlient
95%
v ≤ 6.0.9v ≤ 6.2.16.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.1

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_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial 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

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668

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