CVE-2024-47574 Auth bypass in FortiClientWindows
Low-privilege attackers can bypass authentication via spoofed named pipes to execute arbitrary code with high privileges on FortiClient Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47574?
CVE-2024-47574 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Fortinet FortiClientWindows version 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0, and 6.4.10 through 6.4.0 allows low privilege attacker to execute arbitrary code with high privilege via spoofed named pipe messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-47574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient
- CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
- CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux
- CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-658w-f28g-3j4h.