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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8493

CVE-2016-8493

Description

In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability.

Affected products

4

Fortinet/Forticlient4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.4.1, 5.4.2
- (no CPE)range: FortiClient 5.4.2, 5.4.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101682nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-16-095nvdVendor Advisory

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