What is CVE-2024-23106?

CVE-2024-23106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-23106?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems

CVE-2024-23106

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts [CWE-307] in FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to try a brute force attack against the FortiClientEMS console via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Published 2025-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientems — versions 7.2.0, 7.0.0, 6.4.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-476 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23106?: CVE-2024-23106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientems, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-23106?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.