CVE-2024-23106 | BDVDB-2026-262292 Detail

FortinetFortiClientEMS

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-307 Improper access control

References#

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-476

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-01-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-18Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-01-14
Last modified: 2025-02-18

Vendor information

Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiClientEMS

All Fortinet vulnerabilities

Score

7.7 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 61.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 7.2.0 and <= 7.2.3
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 7.0.0 and <= 7.0.10
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 6.4.7 and <= 6.4.9
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 6.4.0 and <= 6.4.4
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 6.2.6 and <= 6.2.9
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 6.2.0 and <= 6.2.4
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.7 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).