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CVE-2009-1262

Format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient 3.0.614, and possibly earlier, allows local...

7.2 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2009-1262
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-1262
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1261 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-1261
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9pf-5c8c-756m No score

Format string vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient 3.0.614, and possibly earlier, allows local...

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.

Record
GHSA-p9pf-5c8c-756m
Weakness
CWE-134
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1262 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Fortinet Forticlient, published April 7, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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