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CVE-2025-62676

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59 Link Following
Publication date:
10/02/2026
Last modified:
12/02/2026

Description

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability [CWE-59] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, FortiClientWindows 7.0 all versions may allow a local low-privilege attacker to perform an arbitrary file write with elevated permissions via crafted named pipe messages.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 7.0.0 (including) 7.2.13 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 7.4.0 (including) 7.4.5 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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