7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-44167
FortiClient Linux Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Vulnerability
Description

An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability [CWE-732] in FortiClient for Linux version 6.0.8 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.4.7 and below, 7.0.2 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to access sensitive information in log files and directories via symbolic links.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 19, 2022, 2:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-44167 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

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URL Resource
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-232 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-44167 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-232 No Types Assigned https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-232 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.0.8 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 6.2.0 up to (including) 6.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 6.4.0 up to (including) 6.4.7 *cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.0.2
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} 0.00%

score

0.50896

percentile

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