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CVE-2019-17650

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerability in one of FortiClient for Mac OS root processes, may allow a local user of the system on which FortiClient is running to execute unauthorized code as root by bypassing a security check.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiClientWindows: through 6.2.1

References

• https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_mac
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-210
• https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_mac
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-210

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