TI-2025-18198 Aliases CVE-2025-24473 GHSA-v579-4342-cjrp

A exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere…

LOW 23CWE-497Published 2025-05-28 · Updated 2026-01-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-497.

Summary

A exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, FortiClientWindows 7.0.13 through 7.0.14 may allow an unauthorized remote attacker to view application information via navigation to a hosted webpage, if Windows is configured to accept incoming connections to port 8053 (non-default setup)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00573 47th 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	FortiClientWindows	7.2.0 – 7.2.1; 7.0.13 – 7.0.14	—	No fix listed	CNA

FortiClientWindows VendorFortinet Affected 7.2.0 – 7.2.1; 7.0.13 – 7.0.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::windows::*	7.2.0 to before 7.2.2	Vulnerable	Fortinet

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 7.2.0 to before 7.2.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24473
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v579-4342-cjrp

References

Advisory 1

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-548

TI-2019-13180 An unquoted service path vulnerability in the FortiClient FortiTray component of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-24393 Code injection in Fortinet FortiClientLinux CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2017-10335 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2016-06998 In FortiClientWindows 5.4.1 and 5.4.2, an attacker may escalate privilege via a FortiClientNamedPipe vulnerability. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-03954 Untrusted search path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
TI-2017-05007 A privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient Windows 5.4.3 and earlier as well as 5.6.0… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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