CVE-2024-52968

Unauthorized macOS access via empty password

Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 11, 2025

Improper authentication in affected Fortinet FortiClient for macOS builds allows local users to access macOS with an empty password. Fortinet discloses only that the authentication path accepts an empty password; no affected process, function, or validation error is public. The affected builds are 7.0.11 through 7.0.12, 7.2.3 through 7.2.4, and 7.4.0; exploitation requires local high privileges.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in affected Fortinet FortiClient for macOS builds allows local users to access macOS with an empty password. Fortinet discloses only that the authentication path accepts an empty password; no affected process, function, or validation error is public. The affected builds are 7.0.11 through 7.0.12, 7.2.3 through 7.2.4, and 7.4.0; exploitation requires local high privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52968
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 11, 2025
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiClient for macOS
Classifications
CWE-287
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.11 <=7.0.12
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.3 <=7.2.4
  3. Affected versionversion=7.4.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiClient for macOSversion=7.0.11 <=7.0.12; version=7.2.3 <=7.2.4; version=7.4.0

Published CVSS scores

8.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication

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