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CVE-2024-40586: fortinet forticlient Improper Access Control

CVSS: 6.7v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 11-02-2025Last modified 12-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40586 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
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. 11-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links