FKIE_CVE-2024-40592

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-11-12 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:46
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS version 7.4.0, version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.10 and below, version 6.4.10 and below may allow a local authenticated attacker to swap the installer with a malicious package via a race condition during the installation process.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-022Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet forticlient *
fortinet forticlient 7.4.0
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