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Fortinet FortiClient Agent (FG-IR-24-300) (macOS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216119

Synopsis

remote Mac host is missing one or more security-related updates.

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-24-300 advisory.

 - An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password. (CVE-2024-52968)

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 7.0.13 / 7.2.5 / 7.4.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-300

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216119

File Name: macos_forticlient_FG-IR-24-300.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

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-2024-52968

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 (macOS)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-52968