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CVE-2024-31492

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2024 at 01:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp before starting the installation process.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Forticlient· Forticlient
95%
7.0.6 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.107.0.6 ≤ v < 7.0.117.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.37.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.47.0.67.2.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-345

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHfortinet
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-73NVD-CWE-Other

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