CVE-2025-46774 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to FortiClientMac version 7.4.4 or above Upgrade to FortiClientMac version 7.2.10 or above

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-126

History

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.
Weaknesses		CWE-347
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-126
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2025-10-14T15:23:47.725Z

Updated: 2025-10-14T17:35:48.441Z

Reserved: 2025-04-29T08:42:13.449Z

Link: CVE-2025-46774

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T16:36:03.775Z

NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T16:15:38.500

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:36:29.240

Link: CVE-2025-46774

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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