CVE-2025-46774 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos
Fortinet	Forticlient Forticlientmac

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient::::::macos::*

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References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-126

History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000

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

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple macos Fortinet Fortinet forticlientmac
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple macos Fortinet Fortinet forticlientmac

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability [CWE-347] in FortiClient MacOS installer version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.9 and below, 7.0 all versions may allow a local user to escalate their privileges via FortiClient related executables.
Weaknesses		CWE-347
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-126
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2025-10-14T15:23:47.725Z

Updated: 2025-10-16T03:56:19.702Z

Reserved: 2025-04-29T08:42:13.449Z

Link: CVE-2025-46774

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T16:36:03.775Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-14T16:15:38.500

Modified: 2025-10-22T16:47:22.450

Link: CVE-2025-46774

Redhat

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