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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-21753
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory...
Vulnerability Description
A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Fortinet FortiClientEMS versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13, 6.4.0 through 6.4.9, 6.2.0 through 6.2.9, 6.0.0 through 6.0.8, 1.2.1 through 1.2.5 allows attacker to perform a denial of service, read or write a limited number of files via specially crafted HTTP requests
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
FortiClientEMS
Vulnerable Versions:
7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.7, 6.4.0, 6.2.6, 6.2.0, 6.0.8, 6.0.0, 1.2.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 10th, 2024
Last Modified:
September 10th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H/E:H/RL:U/RC:C