Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-26113

HighLPE

Published: 19 July 2022

Published
19 July 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 30.7th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-26113 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient. Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 30.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability [CWE-250] in FortiClientWindows 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.10 may allow a local attacker to perform an arbitrary file write on the system.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
forticlient
6.0.0 — 6.0.10 · 6.2.0 — 6.2.9 · 6.4.0 — 6.4.7

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-269

Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.

addresses: CWE-269

Access supervision ensures privileges are assigned and managed without improper escalation or retention.

addresses: CWE-269

Assigning group/role memberships and access authorizations (privileges) while reviewing accounts addresses improper privilege management.

addresses: CWE-269

Enforces proper privilege management by requiring all decisions through the verified reference monitor.

addresses: CWE-269

By mandating division of duties across roles, the control enforces proper privilege management and prevents a single entity from controlling an entire sensitive process.

addresses: CWE-269

Implements core proper privilege management by restricting to only required rights.

addresses: CWE-269

Policy requires training on privilege management and least privilege, making it harder to exploit improper privilege management weaknesses.

addresses: CWE-269

Training covers proper privilege management practices, making incorrect privilege assignments less likely.

References