CVE-2008-0779
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The fortimon.sys device driver in Fortinet FortiClient Host Security 3.0 MR5 Patch 3 and earlier does not properly initialize its DeviceExtension, which allows local users to access kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (35th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0789)
- Published
- February 14, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0789 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fortinet / forticlient host security
References
- http://kc.forticare.com/default.asp?id=3618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28975(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3660
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_mamblog&Itemid=15&task=show&action=view&id=47&Itemid=15
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488071/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27776
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019415
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0541/references(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40512
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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