April 11, 2024 at 02:09AM
Fortinet has released patches for the critical security flaw in FortiClientLinux (CVE-2023-45590) with a CVSS score of 9.4. The vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution through a malicious website. Versions 7.0.3 through 7.0.10 are affected, requiring an upgrade to 7.0.11 or higher. Other security issues were also addressed, urging users to update for threat mitigation.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– Fortinet has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiClientLinux, which could be exploited for arbitrary code execution.
– The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45590, carries a CVSS score of 9.4 out of 10 and is related to an ‘Improper Control of Generation of Code’ (Code Injection) vulnerability in FortiClientLinux.
– The vulnerability impacts specific versions of FortiClientLinux, and the recommendation is to upgrade to the specified versions to mitigate the risk.
– A security researcher from Dbappsecurity has been credited with discovering and reporting the vulnerability.
– Additionally, security patches for April 2024 also address vulnerabilities in the FortiClientMac installer, FortiOS, and FortiProxy.
– Users are advised to keep their systems up-to-date to mitigate potential threats, even though there is no evidence of these flaws being exploited in the wild.
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