CVE-2026-35616 (GCVE-0-2026-35616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-04 00:38 – Updated: 2026-07-08 12:52
VLAI
Summary
A improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-03 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Escalation of privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet FortiClientEMS Affected: 7.4.5 , ≤ 7.4.6 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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