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    CVE-2025-57716

    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.

    Published:Oct 14, 2025
    Last Modified:Feb 26, 2026
    EPS:Oct 14, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.0003
    CVSS Score:6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Forticlient
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Forticlientwindows
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High