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Advisory severityHigh8.6Fortinet

High [CVE-2019-5589 +2] FortiClientWindows: untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

This high-severity Fortinet advisory covers CVE-2020-9290 and CVE-2019-5589 and 1 more CVE affecting FortiClient.

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CVE-2020-9290 Source published Source updated

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Affected products & platforms
FortinetFortiClient
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Summary

A untrusted search path vulnerability in Fortinet may allow attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via network exploitable

Affected product named by the advisory: FortiClientWindows.

Affected versions
  • FortiClient for Windows 6.0.5 and below, 5.6 all versions (CVE-2019-5589)
  • FortiClient for Windows 6.4.6 and below, and 7.0.0 (CVE-2020-9290)
  • FortiClient VPN for Windows 6.4.6 and below, and 7.0.0 (CVE-2020-9290)
  • FortiClient EMS 6.0 all versions, 6.2.8 and below, 6.4.6 and below and 7.0.0 (CVE-2020-9287)

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

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