# CVE-2021-36167: An improper authorization vulnerabiltiy \[CWE-285\] in FortiClient Windows versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.6 and below and 6.2.8 and below may allow an

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-09 · Updated: 2024-10-25

## Affected

- Fortinet Fortinet FortiClientWindows: version range not reported

## Description

An improper authorization vulnerabiltiy [CWE-285] in FortiClient Windows versions 7.0.0 and 6.4.6 and below and 6.2.8 and below may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass the webfilter control via modifying the session-id paramater.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-127

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