{"cve":"CVE-2008-0779","nvd":{"published":"2008-02-14T12:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:50:20.070","status":"Modified","description":"The fortimon.sys device driver in Fortinet FortiClient Host Security 3.0 MR5 Patch 3 and earlier does not properly initialize its DeviceExtension, which allows local users to access kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://kc.forticare.com/default.asp?id=3618","http://secunia.com/advisories/28975","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3660","http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=15&task=show&action=view&id=47&Itemid=15","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded"],"products":["fortinet:forticlient_host_security"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0779","score":0.00405,"percentile":0.34798,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}