CVE-2026-24018

highpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.24% (15th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

10 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.

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

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

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · psirt@fortinet.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-61USCWE-61US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

febin0x10/Fortinet_FortiClient_Exploit_CVE-2026-24018Fully Working Exploit for CVE-2026-24018: A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 leads to a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (10)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Fortinet FortiClient Linux <7.2.13all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient Linux <7.4.5all versionscert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Linux <7.2.13cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClient≤ Linux <7.4.5cert_bundDE
Fortinet FortiClientLinux≤ 7.2.2 ≤7.2.12enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet FortiClientLinux≤ 7.4.0 ≤7.4.4enisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient7.2.2 → 7.2.12fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiClient7.4.0 → 7.4.4fstec_bduRU
fortinet forticlient7.2.2 → 7.2.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet forticlient7.4.0 → 7.4.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-0665Fortinet FortiClientLinux: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-03-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClientLinux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien auf Root 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 cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-03-10modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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