Vulnerability

CVE-2025-47761

High· 7.8CVSS7.8EPSS0%

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An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability [CWE-782] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 may allow an authenticated local user to execute unauthorized code via fortips driver. Success of the attack would require bypassing the Windows memory protections such as Heap integrity and HSP. In addition, it requires a valid and running VPN IPSec connection.

Threat signal

78/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

7.8/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityHighRequires conditions outside attacker's control (race, brute-force, configuration
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeChangedImpact extends beyond the vulnerable component (e.g. sandbox escape).
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.17%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

higher than 6% of all CVEs

5-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2025-47761. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCTrack

Total impact on non-trivial mission systems

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2025-11-18Published
2026-10-18Last modified1 source

References

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-112