---
id: CVE-2025-57716
title: >-
  An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient
  Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow
  a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a
  maliciou…
summary: >-
  An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient
  Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow
  a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a
  maliciou…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-427
vendor: fortinet
product: forticlient
affected:
  - 'forticlient >= 7.0.0, < 7.2.12'
  - 'forticlient >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.4'
patched:
  - forticlient 7.4.4
published: '2025-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57716'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-685'
    label: psirt@fortinet.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00176
epssPercentile: 0.06603
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.390Z'
---

## Overview

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability [CWE-427] in FortiClient Windows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, 7.0 all versions may allow a local low privileged user to perform a DLL hijacking attack via placing a malicious DLL to the FortiClient Online Installer installation folder.

## Affected

- `forticlient >= 7.0.0, < 7.2.12`
- `forticlient >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `forticlient 7.4.4`