FortiClient Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows Remote Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
CVE-2024-31489

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Fortinet
Status
Forticlientmac
Forticlientems
Forticlientlinux
Forticlientwindows
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 September 2024

Summary

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiClient software allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to exploit the communication channel between FortiGate and FortiClient during ZTNA tunnel creation. This flaw can potentially enable a Man-in-the-Middle attack, where attackers could intercept and manipulate data in transit, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information exchanged during secure connections.

Affected Version(s)

FortiClientEMS 7.0.0 <= 7.0.13

FortiClientLinux 7.2.0

FortiClientLinux 7.0.0 <= 7.0.11

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-282

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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