6.8

CVE-2024-40592: fortinet forticlient

CVSS: 6.8v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-11-2024Last modified 13-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40592 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.13%
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. 12-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS version 7.4.0, version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.10 and below, version 6.4.10 and below may allow a local authenticated attacker to swap the installer with a malicious package via a race condition during the installation process.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.13% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.13%

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
  • forticlient≥ 6.4.0, < 7.2.5 | 7.4.0
  • forticlientmac7.4.0 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.4 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.10 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.10

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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