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CVE-2025-57716

Published: Oct 14, 2025

Modified: Feb 26, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.0

MEDIUM

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.

VendorProductVersions

Fortinet

FortiClientWindows

affected
7.4.0 - <= 7.4.3
affected
7.2.0 - <= 7.2.11
affected
7.0.0 - <= 7.0.14

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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