What is GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp?

GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows online installer 6.2.3 and below...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp cover?

GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2020-9290. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp?

GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqppMediumCVSS 7.8

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows online installer 6.2.3 and below...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 24, 2022

Last Modified

October 13, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2020-9290 →

📋 Description

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient for Windows online installer 6.2.3 and below may allow a local attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe and FortiClientVPNOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious Filter Library DLL files in that directory.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9290
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-060
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-060
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wx5-hqr2-rqpp