CVE-2025-25251 Privilege escalation in FortiClientMac
A local attacker can escalate privileges on FortiClient Mac by sending crafted XPC messages due to incorrect authorization checks.
- 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-2025-25251?
CVE-2025-25251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 28 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25251?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-25251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25251 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-85cv-m9jh-x4vv.