TI-2015-06118 Aliases CVE-2015-7362 GHSA-pqpx-r4jr-cjxf

Fortinet FortiClient Linux SSLVPN before build 2313, when installed on Linux in a home…

LOW 34CWE-264Published 2016-01-08 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::linux_kernel::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Fortinet

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7362
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqpx-r4jr-cjxf

References

Advisory 1

http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/forticlient-sslvpn-linux-client-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Other 1

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/forticlient-sslvpn-linux-client-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

TI-2019-13180 An unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-24393 Code injection in Fortinet FortiClientLinux CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2017-10335 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-06998 In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-03954 Untrusted search path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2017-05007 A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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