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CVE-2015-5736General(fortinet / forticlient)

LOWCVSS 7.2 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The Fortishield.sys driver in Fortinet FortiClient before 5.2.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges by setting the callback function in a (1) 0x220024 or (2) 0x220028 ioctl call.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-264

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • forticlient

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
fortinet
Products
forticlient

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-09: 109-09
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • Julian Peña@rainbowdynamix
    General

    New blog post! In this one, I dive into an untrusted pointer dereference bug in FortiClient's FortiShield driver (CVE-2015-5736). This was a fun exercise! Enjoy! https://julian-pena.com/2026-09-09-fortilol/ https://t.co/J99qK0Ysnw

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a blog post that examines a pointer dereference vulnerability in FortiClient's driver, giving technical details but no exploit, patch, or active usage evidence.

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