CVE-2025-46774

An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-126	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::macos::*

History

08 Oct 2026, 11:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad de verificación incorrecta de firma criptográfica [CWE-347] en el instalador de FortiClient para macOS versión 7.4.2 y anteriores, versión 7.2.9 y anteriores, 7.0 todas las versiones podría permitir a un usuario local escalar sus privilegios a través de ejecutables relacionados con FortiClient.

Information

Published : 2025-10-14 16:15

Updated : 2026-10-08 12:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-46774

Mitre link : CVE-2025-46774

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-46774

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

forticlient

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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