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CVE-2025-25251: fortinet forticlient Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 28-05-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-25251 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.18% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

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≥ 7.0.0, < 7.2.9 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.3
  • forticlientmac≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.14

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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