CVE-2025-46373: forticlient from 7.2.0 (inclusive), before 7.2.9 (exclusive), from 7.4.0 (inclusive), before 7.4.4 (exclusive); +1…

CVE-2025-46373. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00153 (percentile 0.04022), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

forticlient · from 7.2.0 (inclusive), before 7.2.9 (exclusive)
fortinet

forticlient · from 7.4.0 (inclusive), before 7.4.4 (exclusive)
fortinet

FortiClientWindows · 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8
Fortinet

Description’s affected range: through 7.4.3

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An authenticated local IPSec user may execute arbitrary code or commands via "fortips_74.sys". Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 18-Oct-2026 20:24 UTC

CWE: CWE-122
CCR priority: 31.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00153 · percentile 0.04022 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 20:23:06.032219+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2025-46373.html