What is CVE-2024-52968?

CVE-2024-52968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientmac, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-52968?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Fortinet Forticlientmac

CVE-2024-52968

An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.000 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:R.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlientmac — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.3, 7.0.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-300

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52968?: CVE-2024-52968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlientmac, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-52968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.