CVE-2024-40586 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Improper Access Control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient Windows version 7.4.0, version 7.2.6 and below, version 7.0.13 and below may allow a local user to escalate his privileges via FortiSSLVPNd service pipe.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Fortinet	Forticlient

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:7.4.0:::::windows::

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References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-279

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet forticlient
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:7.4.0:::::windows::
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet forticlient

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00016}`	epss `{'score': 0.00018}`

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An Improper Access Control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiClient Windows version 7.4.0, version 7.2.6 and below, version 7.0.13 and below may allow a local user to escalate his privileges via FortiSSLVPNd service pipe.
Weaknesses		CWE-284
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-279
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:X'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2025-02-11T16:09:06.665Z

Updated: 2025-02-12T15:53:08.076Z

Reserved: 2024-07-05T11:55:50.010Z

Link: CVE-2024-40586

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-12T15:53:04.349Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-11T17:15:22.683

Modified: 2025-07-16T15:11:18.923

Link: CVE-2024-40586

Redhat

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