5.3

CVE-2024-36506: fortinet forticlientems

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 14-01-2025Last modified 15-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-36506 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in fortinet forticlientems. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper verification of source of a communication channel vulnerability [CWE-940] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow a remote attacker to bypass the trusted host feature via session connection.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.51% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • forticlientems≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.4 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.13 | ≥ 6.4.7, ≤ 6.4.9 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.4 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 7.2.5 | 7.4.0
  • forticlientems_cloud≥ 6.4.0, < 7.2.5 | 7.4.0

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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