CVE-2015-5736
The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 2.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 18% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by setting the callback function in a (1) 0x220024 or (2) 0x220028 ioctl call.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. 3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits6
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Creators) - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 45149local, windows_x86-64published 5 Aug 2018Verified
- Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Pre-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 41721local, windows_x86-64published 25 Mar 2017Verified
- Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.3 (Windows 10 x64 Post-Anniversary) - Local Privilege Escalation (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 41722local, windows_x86-64published 25 Mar 2017Verified
References tagged exploit3 references
- 41722 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 45149 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 41721 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 30 days later
· 30 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/forticlient-antivirus-multiple-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 41722 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133398/FortiClient-Antivirus-Information-Exposure-Access-Control.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 45149 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1033439 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 41721 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20150901 [CORE-2015-0013] - FortiClient Antivirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/mulitple-vulnerabilities-in-forticlient (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20150901 [CORE-2015-0013] - FortiClient Antivirus Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-5682 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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