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Fortinet FortiClient Mac External Control of File Name Vulnerability Allowing Arbitrary Code Execution

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing external control of file names or paths has been identified in Fortinet FortiClient for Mac, specifically in versions through 7.2.3 and 7.0.10 and below. This vulnerability may enable a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands by writing a malicious configuration file to the /tmp directory prior to the installation process.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
4.2
impact
10.0
exploitability
3.3
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.