Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2026 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2026-24018
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in FortiClientLinux from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiClientLinux | 7.4.0 – through 7.4.47.2.2 – through 7.2.12 |
Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C