CVE-2026-35616

A improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-099	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-35616	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.6:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-04 01:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-35616

Mitre link : CVE-2026-35616

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-35616

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

forticlientems

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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