CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-46774

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.08%

0th percentile - higher than 0% of all known CVEs

Summary

An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.

Risk Assessment

A local user can exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system, potentially leading to full workstation compromise. The risk is especially high on devices with FortiClient installed.

Recommendation

Update FortiClient to a version newer than 7.4.2, 7.2.9, or 7.0. It is also recommended to limit local user privileges to the necessary minimum.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS