{"cve":"CVE-2019-17650","nvd":{"published":"2019-11-21T16:15:12.860","modified":"2026-06-17T02:24:20.860","status":"Modified","description":"An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerability in one of FortiClient for Mac OS root processes, may allow a local user of the system on which FortiClient is running to execute unauthorized code as root by bypassing a security check.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_mac","https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-210","https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_mac","https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-210"],"products":["fortinet:forticlient"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:25.448946135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-17650","score":0.00436,"percentile":0.37927,"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."]}