---
id: CVE-2026-24018
title: >-
  A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet
  FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12
  may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.
summary: >-
  A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet
  FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12
  may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-61
vendor: Fortinet
product: FortiClientLinux
affected:
  - FortiClientLinux >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.4
  - FortiClientLinux >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.12
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-03-11T03:56:55.161799Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-03-10'
updated: '2026-11-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-06T15:42:11.260Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24018'
references:
  - url: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-083'
    label: 'https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-083'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00265
epssPercentile: 0.18478
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/febin0x10/Fortinet_FortiClient_Exploit_CVE-2026-24018'
  checkedAt: '2026-11-08T19:17:50.972Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-11-06T15:54:03.980Z'
---

## Overview

A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.

## Affected

- `FortiClientLinux >= 7.4.0 <= 7.4.4`
- `FortiClientLinux >= 7.2.2 <= 7.2.12`

## Remediation

Upgrade to FortiClientLinux version 8.0.0 or above
Upgrade to FortiClientLinux version 7.4.5 or above
Upgrade to FortiClientLinux version 7.2.13 or above