CVE-2024-21753 Path traversal in FortiClientEMS

Medium 5.5 Published 10 Sep 2024 Updated 22 Oct 2026

Attackers can cause denial of service or read/write limited files via crafted HTTP requests in FortiClient EMS.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-21753?

CVE-2024-21753 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, FortiClientEMS 7.0 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.4 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.02 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.2 all versions, FortiClientEMS 06.00 all versions, FortiClientEMS 6.0 all versions, FortiClientEMS 01.02.02 through 01.02.05 allows attacker to perform a denial of service, read or write a limited number of files via specially crafted HTTP requests

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Forticlient Endpoint Management Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-21753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8832-5jj9-833x.