CVE-2024-36507

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 20 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.28% (20th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A untrusted search path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows versions 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code via DLL hijacking and social engineering.

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 · 6.7–7.8

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

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

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9

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

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

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-426USprimaryCWE-426USCWE-426US

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClient <7.0.13all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient <7.2.5all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient <7.4.1all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient< 7.0.13cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient< 7.2.5cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient< 7.4.1cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.0.0 ≤7.0.12enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.4.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows≤ 7.4.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.0.0 → 7.0.12fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.2.0 → 7.2.4fstec_bduRU
fortinet forticlientall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.0.0 → 7.0.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.2.0 → 7.2.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient= 7.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0445Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Fortinet FortiClientNL2024-11-14csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Fortinet heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in FortiClient voor Windows en MacOS.
WID-SEC-W-2024-3450Fortinet FortiClient für macOS und Windows: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiClient für macOS und Windows ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Daten zu manipulieren oder seine Rechte zu erweitern.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-11-12modified 2026-06-17

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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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