CVE-2017-7344

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    CVE-2017-7344

    Published: 14 Dec 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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