CVE-2026-24018

⚠️ high

Summary

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.

CVSS Score

7.8

High

EPSS Score

0.0

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-03-10

First Seen: 2026-03-11

📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 69.7% of all 321,566 vulnerabilities in our database.

#97,378

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Mar 11, 2026

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-03-13

Source NVD 🔗

CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-61

📦 Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
fortinet	forticlient	Affected	> 7.2.2 < 7.2.13
fortinet	forticlient	Affected	> 7.4.0 < 7.4.5

🔗 References 1

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-083

Vendor Advisory

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