VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2015-7362

high
Published 2016-01-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.8

Description

Fortinet FortiClient Linux SSLVPN before build 2313, when installed on Linux in a home directory that is world readable and executable, allows local users to gain privileges via the helper/subroc setuid program.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/forticlient-sslvpn-linux-client-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
fortinetforticlient

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.