CVE-2022-42470

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A relative path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.

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-23 CWE-22

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiClientWindows	>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.7; >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.10; >= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.9; >= 6.0.0, <= 6.0.10

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-320Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-320Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 11, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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