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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-17658
FortiClient FortiTray Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of FortiClientWindows v6.2.2 and prior allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges via the FortiClientConsole executable service path.

INFO

Published Date :

March 12, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 29, 2021, 3:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-17658 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17658 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fortinet forticlient
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-17658.

URL Resource
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-281 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
33 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 12, 2021, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1063 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
17 stars 10 fork 10 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2021, 10:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1050 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 month ago
82 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : Oct. 2, 2020, 2:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 1111 different CVEs too.

Unquoted Service Path exploit in FortiClient (CVE-2019-17658)

security cve-2019-17658 cve forticlient fortigate description

Updated: 4 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2020, 11:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17658 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 6.2.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 6.2.0 up to (including) 6.2.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-281 No Types Assigned https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-281 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-428
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 6.2.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-17658 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} 0.00%

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0.58626

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