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Fortinet FortiClient Mac Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via Crafted XPC Messages

Vulnerability

A vulnerability allowing incorrect authorization has been identified in Fortinet FortiClient for Mac, specifically in versions 7.4.0 to 7.4.2, 7.2.0 to 7.2.8, and 7.0.0 to 7.0.14. This vulnerability may enable a local attacker to escalate privileges by sending crafted XPC messages.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation.

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

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
4.2
impact
5.0
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.