An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.
History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Fortinet forticlientwindows
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Vendors & Products Fortinet forticlientwindows
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet forticlient
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet forticlient

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0000

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Description An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2025-10-14T15:23:10.215Z

Updated: 2025-10-17T03:55:18.739Z

Reserved: 2025-08-18T12:44:08.800Z

Link: CVE-2025-57716

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-16T17:14:26.029Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-14T16:15:40.113

Modified: 2025-10-15T17:21:15.260

Link: CVE-2025-57716

cve-icon Redhat

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