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CVE-2024-36513
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-270
Description
A privilege context switching error vulnerability [CWE-270] in FortiClient Windows version 7.2.4 and below, version 7.0.12 and below, 6.4 all versions may allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges via lua auto patch scripts.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiClientWindows: from 6.4.0 through 6.4.10; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.13; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.5 — fixed in 7.0.13, 7.2.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.0.13, 7.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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