CVE-2025-57716 | BDVDB-2026-297989 Detail

FortinetFortiClientWindows

Description#

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-427 Execute unauthorized code or commands

References#

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-685

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-10-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-02-26Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-10-14
Last modified: 2026-02-26

Vendor information

Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiClientWindows

All Fortinet vulnerabilities

Score

6.0 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 7.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.4.0 and <= 7.4.3
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.11
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.14
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.0 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).