High7.4Fortinet
UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientL…
CVE-2026-24018 Published Mar 10, 2026Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-24018
Affected products & platforms
FortinetFortiClient
Summary
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 versions
- FortiClientLinux 7.4: 7.4.0 through 7.4.4
- FortiClientLinux 7.2: 7.2.2 through 7.2.12
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- FortiClientLinux 7.4: 7.4.5
- FortiClientLinux 7.2: 7.2.13
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Upgrade per the Affected/Solution table: FortiClientLinux 7.4: 7.4.5; FortiClientLinux 7.2: 7.2.13.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 7 hours ago·verify at source
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