8.4

CVE-2024-52968: fortinet forticlient Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 11-02-2025Last modified 11-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-52968 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Improper Authentication vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
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. 11-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

14%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.24%

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≥ 7.0.11, < 7.0.13 | ≥ 7.2.3, < 7.2.5 | 7.4.0
  • forticlientmac7.4.0 | ≥ 7.2.3, ≤ 7.2.4 | ≥ 7.0.11, ≤ 7.0.12

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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