FKIE_CVE-2026-24018

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-10 18:18 - Updated: 2026-03-13 19:04
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-083Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet forticlient *
fortinet forticlient *
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  "lastModified": "2026-03-13T19:04:40.047",
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