Medium severity · published Jan 14, 2025
CVE-2024-36506
An improper verification of source of a communication channel vulnerability [CWE-940] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow a…
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper verification of source of a communication channel vulnerability [CWE-940] in FortiClientEMS 7.4.0, 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow a remote attacker to bypass the trusted host feature via session connection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Forticlientems · Fortinet
6.4.0 before 7.2.5; 7.4.0 · source: NVD
FC
Forticlientems Cloud · Fortinet
6.4.0 before 7.2.5; 7.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36506
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36506
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-078
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