Vulnerability

CVE-2026-24018

High· 7.8ZDICVSS7.8EPSS0%

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ZDI-26-186: Fortinet FortiClient Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Fortinet FortiClient. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-24018.

Threat signal

78/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

Active

CVSS

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

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
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 →

0.02%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

higher than 6% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-24018. 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

2026-03-10Published
2026-03-10Last modified2 sources

References

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-186/

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