CVE-2009-1262
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
Format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient 3.0.614, and possibly earlier, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the VPN connection name.
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-134
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (40th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1261)
- Published
- April 7, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1261 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fortinet / forticlient
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-April/068583.html
- http://osvdb.org/53266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34524(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.layereddefense.com/FortiClient02Apr.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502354/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502602/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34343
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021966
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0941(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49633
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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