CVE-2019-17650

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command vulnerability in one of FortiClient for Mac OS root processes, may allow a local user of the system on which FortiClient is running to execute unauthorized code as root by bypassing a security check.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-78

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiClient for Mac OS	FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1

References

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2019
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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