CVE-2024-40586

mediumpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.25% (16th) EPSS

CVSS 6.7 · medium

Is it mine?

15 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

An Improper Access Control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient Windows version 7.4.0, version 7.2.6 and below, version 7.0.13 and below may allow a local user to escalate his privileges via FortiSSLVPNd service pipe.

cvss

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

6.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.7mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:Xsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 0.8 · impact 5.9

v3.16.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · 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-284USCWE-284US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Hagrid29/CVE-2024-40586-Windows-Coerced-Authentication-in-FortiClientHagrid29/CVE-2024-40586-Windows-Coerced-Authentication-in-FortiClientPoC · poc_in_github

affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClient Windows <7.0.14all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient Windows <7.2.7all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient Windows <7.4.1all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Windows <7.0.14cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Windows <7.2.7cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Windows <7.4.1cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.0.3 ≤7.0.13enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.4.0enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientWindows≤ 7.2.0 ≤7.2.6enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows≤ 7.4.0fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.0.3 → 7.0.13fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient Windows7.2.0 → 7.2.6fstec_bduRU
fortinet forticlient7.0.3 → 7.0.14nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.2.0 → 7.2.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient= 7.4.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-0346Fortinet FortiClient: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Fortinet FortiClient ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

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 nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-02-11modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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