CVE-2024-35281

Authenticated code injection via Electron environment variables

Published May 13, 2025 · Updated May 13, 2025

Code injection in FortiClient for macOS and FortiFone Softclient allows local authenticated users to execute code through Electron environment variables. The desktop clients fail to isolate attacker-controlled Node.js or Electron environment state when starting the Electron process, causing that process to load and run injected code. Low-privileged local access is required, and the published impact is limited to modifying execution within the affected client process.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in FortiClient for macOS and FortiFone Softclient allows local authenticated users to execute code through Electron environment variables. The desktop clients fail to isolate attacker-controlled Node.js or Electron environment state when starting the Electron process, causing that process to load and run injected code. Low-privileged local access is required, and the published impact is limited to modifying execution within the affected client process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35281
Published
May 13, 2025
Updated
May 13, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiClient for macOS
Classifications
CWE-653, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.14
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.8
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4.0 <=7.4.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiClient for macOSversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.14; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.8; version=7.4.0 <=7.4.2
Fortinet · FortiFone Softclient for Desktopversion=3.0.0 <=3.0.16

Published CVSS scores

2.3FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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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-653Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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