CVE-2024-52968 Auth bypass in FortiClientMac
Attackers can gain improper access to MacOS via empty password due to improper authentication in FortiClientMac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-52968?
CVE-2024-52968 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 11 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52968 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-2024-52968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52968 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-h55v-j7qg-4vf6.