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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-18 | Published 2025-10-14 | Updated 2025-10-17 | Assigner fortinet




MEDIUM: 6.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

Execute unauthorized code or commands

Product status

Default status
unaffected

7.4.0 (semver)
affected

7.2.0 (semver)
affected

7.0.0 (semver)
affected

References

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

cve.org (CVE-2025-57716)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-57716)

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