A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2…

published 2026-03-10 8 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-10521

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

fortinet forticlient 7.2.13, 7.4.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 7 mo ago (2026-03-11)

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Fortinet FortiClientLinux

Classification

Weakness

CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Technology feeds

Fortinet rss critical rss

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com /psirt/FG-IR-26-083
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-24018
NVD CVE-2026-24018

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Summary