CVE-2025-57716_CVE-2025-57716

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MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Description

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-57716

Source fortinet

Published Oct 14, 2025 at 15:23

Affected Product

Vendor Fortinet

Product FortiClientWindows

Version 7.4.0

Affected Versions Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0
Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.2.0
Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.0.0

CWE Classification

CWE-427

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com /psirt/FG-IR-25-685

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