CVE-2021-44167 (GCVE-0-2021-44167)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-05-11 14:25
Modified
2024-10-22 20:57
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:C
CWE
  • Information disclosure
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientLinux Version: FortiClientLinux version 6.0.8 and below, 6.2.9 and below, 6.4.7 and below, 7.0.2 and below
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