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CVE-2015-5736

The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel

The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by setting the callback function in a (1) 0x220024 or (2) 0x220028 ioctl call.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.02547
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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fortinet forticlient<= 5.2.3
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localFortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Creators) - Local Privilege Escalationverified
localFortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Post-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalationverified
localFortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Pre-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalationverified
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control...packetstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 41721www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 41722www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 45149www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD03 Sep 2015 · 02:59 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlientVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439
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