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CVE-2026-24018

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
10/03/2026
Last modified:
13/03/2026

Description

A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* 7.2.2 (including) 7.2.13 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* 7.4.0 (including) 7.4.5 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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