An improper access control vulnerability in FortiClientMac before 6.0.5 may allow an…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An improper access control vulnerability in FortiClientMac before 6.0.5 may allow an attacker to affect the application's performance via modifying the contents of a file used by several FortiClientMac processes.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00357 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiClientMac | 6.0.4; 6.0.3; 6.0.2; 6.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FortiClientMac VendorFortinet Affected 6.0.4; 6.0.3; 6.0.2; 6.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Forticlient |
| cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Forticlient |
| cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | Forticlient |
| cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* | 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | Forticlient |
- cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Forticlient
- cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Forticlient
- cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Forticlient
- cpe:2.3:a:forticlient:forticlient:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Forticlient
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38hr-xqm9-hhg9
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-5585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38hr-xqm9-hhg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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