GSD-2021-26089

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.
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Aliases
CVE-2021-26089
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