CVE-2024-31492

Code execution via unvalidated temporary configuration file

Published Apr 10, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024

External file-path control in the FortiClient for macOS installer allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a file in /tmp. The installer accepts a preexisting malicious configuration file from the shared temporary directory without validating it before use. Exploitation requires local access to place the file before installation and user interaction to start the installer, after which attacker-supplied code runs.

CVSS severity8.2
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

External file-path control in the FortiClient for macOS installer allows local users to execute arbitrary code through a file in /tmp. The installer accepts a preexisting malicious configuration file from the shared temporary directory without validating it before use. Exploitation requires local access to place the file before installation and user interaction to start the installer, after which attacker-supplied code runs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-31492
Published
Apr 10, 2024
Updated
Aug 22, 2024
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiClient for macOS
Classifications
CWE-73, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.6 <=7.0.10
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiClient for macOSversion=7.0.6 <=7.0.10; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.3

Published CVSS scores

8.2FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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