CVE-2025-62676 | THREATINT

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-20 | Published 2026-02-10 | Updated 2026-02-16 | Assigner fortinet

MEDIUM: 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

Escalation of privilege

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-25-661

cve.org (CVE-2025-62676)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-62676)

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