CVE-2024-36506 Security feature bypass in FortiClientEMS

What is CVE-2024-36506?

CVE-2024-36506 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper verification of source of a communication channel vulnerability [CWE-940] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow a remote attacker to bypass the trusted host feature via session connection.

Weakness: CWE-940

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36506?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Forticlientems, Fortinet Forticlientems Cloud.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-36506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiClientEMS

• CVE-2026-35616 Fortinet FortiClient EMS Improper Access Control Exploited Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-21643 Fortinet FortiClient EMS SQL Injection Exploited Critical 9.1
• CVE-2024-23106 Auth bypass in FortiClientEMS High 7.7
• CVE-2025-59922 SQL injection in FortiClientEMS Medium 6.8
• CVE-2026-59836 Security feature bypass in FortiClientEMS Medium 6.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q6h8-qgxm-m9pc.