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Fortinet FortiClient (FG-IR-23-279)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216117

Synopsis

remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation.

Description

The version of FortiClient installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-23-279 advisory.

 - An Improper Access Control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient Windows version 7.4.0, version 7.2.6 and below, version 7.0.13 and below may allow a local user to escalate his privileges via FortiSSLVPNd service pipe. (CVE-2024-40586)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to FortiClient version 7.0.14 / 7.2.7 / 7.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-279

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216117

File Name: forticlient_FG-IR-23-279.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/11/2025

Updated: 2/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40586

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:forticlient

Required KB Items: installed_sw/FortiClient

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40586