CVE-2023-22635

highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.12% (2nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

17 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A download of code without Integrity check vulnerability [CWE-494] in FortiClientMac version 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4 all versions, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions, 5.6 all versions, 5.4 all versions, 5.2 all versions, 5.0 all versions and 4.0 all versions may allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges via modifying the installer upon upgrade.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Lsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.5

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-494USprimaryCWE-494US

affected products (17)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 6.0.1 ≤6.0.10enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 6.4.0 ≤6.4.10enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.7enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.0.0 ≤5.0.10enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.2.0 ≤5.2.6enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.6.0 ≤5.6.1enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.6.5 ≤5.6.6enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 6.2.0 ≤6.2.9enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 4.0.0 ≤4.0.3enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.4.0 ≤5.4.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientMac≤ 5.6.3enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient4.0.0 → 5.6.6fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient6.0.0 → 6.4.10fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient7.0.0 → 7.0.8fstec_bduRU
fortinet forticlient4.0.0 → 5.6.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient6.0.0 → 6.4.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.0.0 → 7.0.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0933Fortinet FortiClient Mac: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-04-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClient Mac ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-04-11modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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