CVE-2024-36507 | Vulnetix

CVE-2024-36507 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.7 MEDIUM

Reported by fortinet · Published November 12, 2024

A untrusted search path in Fortinet FortiClientWindows versions 7.4.0, versions 7.2.4 through 7.2.0, versions 7.0.12 through 7.0.0 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code via DLL hijacking and social engineering.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
forticlient	fortinet	7.2.5, 7.0.13
forticlientwindows	fortinet	7.2.4, 7.0.12

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

6.7

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:W/RC:C

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiClientWindows	7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0
fortinet	forticlientwindows	7.2.0, 7.0.0, 7.4.0
Fortinet	FortiClientWindows	7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Timeline

Nov 12, 2024 CVE Published
Nov 12, 2024 PoC Published
Nov 13, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Nov 13, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (11 in total, the first dated here)
Mar 31, 2026 Security Advisory (5 in total, the first dated here)
Jun 17, 2026 CVE Updated

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The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2024-36507
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2024-36507

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2024-36507/fixes/registry"

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References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-205

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