CVE-2025-46774 Security feature bypass in FortiClientMac
A local user can escalate privileges by bypassing cryptographic signature verification in FortiClient MacOS executables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46774?
CVE-2025-46774 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46774?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46774?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-46774 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46774 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-8m8c-g2fv-f6hj.