Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5737
CVE-2015-5737
Description
The (1) mdare64_48.sys, (2) mdare32_48.sys, (3) mdare32_52.sys, (4) mdare64_52.sys, and (5) Fortishield.sys drivers in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 do not properly restrict access to the API for management of processes and the Windows registry, which allows local users to obtain a privileged handle to a PID and possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by a 0x2220c8 ioctl call.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.2.3
- (no CPE)range: <5.2.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlientnvdVendor Advisory
- fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlientnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/0nvd
- www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536369/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033439nvd
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