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CVE-2020-9291

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-668

Description

An Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows 6.2.1 and below may allow a local user to gain elevated privileges via exhausting the pool of temporary file names combined with a symbolic link attack.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiClientWindows: through 6.0.9; from 6.2.0 through 6.2.1

References

• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040
• https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040
• https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-040

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