An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability [CWE-782] in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 may allow an authenticated local user to execute unauthorized code via fortips driver. Success of the attack would require bypassing the Windows memory protections such as Heap integrity and HSP. In addition, it requires a valid and running VPN IPSec connection.
History

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fortinet forticlient
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet forticlient

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Description An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability [CWE-782] in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 may allow an authenticated local user to execute unauthorized code via fortips driver. Success of the attack would require bypassing the Windows memory protections such as Heap integrity and HSP. In addition, it requires a valid and running VPN IPSec connection.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientwindows
Weaknesses CWE-782
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientwindows
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2025-11-18T17:01:11.767Z

Updated: 2025-11-24T10:19:47.636Z

Reserved: 2025-05-09T14:40:26.906Z

Link: CVE-2025-47761

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Updated: 2025-11-18T21:11:47.886Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-11-18T17:16:02.413

Modified: 2025-11-20T14:35:27.600

Link: CVE-2025-47761

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