CVE-2015-5736 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by setting the callback function in a (1) 0x220024 or (2) 0x220028 ioctl call.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.03% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-09-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fortinet | forticlient |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Creators) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-08-05 |
| exploit-db | Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Pre-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-03-25 |
| exploit-db | Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Post-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-03-25 |
References
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/
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