Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-31492

High

Published: 10 April 2024

Published
10 April 2024
Modified
23 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 29.2th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-31492 is a high-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 29.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An external control of file name or path vulnerability [CWE-73] in FortiClientMac version 7.2.3 and below, version 7.0.10 and below installer may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via writing a malicious configuration file in /tmp…

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before starting the installation process.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
forticlient
7.0.6 — 7.0.11 · 7.2.0 — 7.2.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-73

Rejects externally supplied file or resource identifiers that fail validity checks.

References