FKIE_CVE-2015-5736

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-09-03 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlientVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlientVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet forticlient *
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "7123E6A7-54BE-4406-9B1A-EF3E5B367601",
              "versionEndIncluding": "5.2.3",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad en el driver Fortishield.sys en Fortinet FortiClient en versiones anteriores a 5.2.4, permite a usuarios locales ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario con privilegios de kernel mediante el establecimiento de la funci\u00f3n callback en llamada ioctl en (1) 0x220024 o (2) 0x220028."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2015-5736",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:29:40.907",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2015-09-03T14:59:06.647",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41721/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41722/"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45149/"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.