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CVE-2024-36513

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 12, 2024 at 06:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A privilege context switching error vulnerability [CWE-270] in FortiClient Windows version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.12 and below, 6.4 all versions may allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via lua auto patch scripts.

Affected

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

Forticlient· Forticlient
95%
6.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.107.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.127.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.137.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.47.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.56.4.07.0.07.2.0
Affected range stops below 7.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.5, 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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-144

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-270

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