CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-24018
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-03-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-61
Description
A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.
Affected configurations
• fortinet forticlient (>= 7.2.2 < 7.2.13)
• fortinet forticlient (>= 7.4.0 < 7.4.5)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following weakness
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-083 Vendor Advisory