Is CVE-2019-5589 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5589 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5589?

CVE-2019-5589 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5589?

CVE-2019-5589 has an EPSS score of 2.61% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5589?

Upgrade FortiClient VPN to 6.0.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5589

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An Unsafe Search Path vulnerability in FortiClient Online Installer (Windows version before 6.0.6) may allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker with control over the directory in which FortiClientOnlineInstaller.exe resides to execute arbitrary code on the system via uploading malicious .dll files in that directory.

CWE-426

How to fix

Remediation Available

FortiClient VPNWindows application

Affected:6.0.6Fixed in:6.0.6

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.61%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-426 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-0096	High	9.3	71%	-	-
CVE-2016-10009	High	7.3	37%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0016	High	7.8	31%	-	-
CVE-2012-1854	High	7.8	21%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-12589	High	7.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2022-22047	High	7.8	19%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.