CVE-2019-16152

Name: CVE-2019-16152
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-02-06T16:15:12.277+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.38%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-16152 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow an user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root privilege crashes via sending specially crafted IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the nanomsg not been correctly validated.. EPSS estimates a 1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in FortiClient for Linux 6.2.1 and below may allow an user with low privilege to cause FortiClient processes running under root privilege crashes via sending specially crafted IPC client requests to the fctsched process due the nanomsg not been correctly validated.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.38%

68.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	Forticlient	<= 6.2.1

References

https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linuxExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238Vendor Advisory
https://danishcyberdefence.dk/blog/forticlient_linuxExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-238Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 6, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-16152?

How severe is CVE-2019-16152?

CVE-2019-16152 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16152?

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Source: NVD / NIST