CVE-2017-7344

8.1 highEPSS 1.8%

A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0 allows attacker to gain privilege via exploiting the Windows "security alert" dialog thereby popping up when the "VPN before logon" feature is enabled and an untrusted certificate chain.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2017-12-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

fortinet:forticlient

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070
https://securite.intrinsec.com/2017/12/22/cve-2017-7344-fortinet-forticlient-windows-privilege-escalation-at-logon/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102176
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-070

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