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CVE-2016-8493

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiClientWindows: 5.4.1, 5.4.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095

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