Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-26089
CVE-2021-26089
Description
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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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*range: <=6.4.3
- (no CPE)range: <=6.4.3
- (no CPE)range: FortiClientMac 6.4.3 and below
- Range: <=6.4.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-022nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-078/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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