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Fortinet FortiClient Local privilege escalation in XPC services (FG-IR-25-016) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235827

Synopsis

remote Mac host is affected by a privilege escalation.

Description

The version of FortiClient installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-25-016 advisory.

 - An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiClient Mac may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages. (CVE-2025-25251)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

For 7.0.x, see vendor advisory. For 7.2.x, upgrade to FortiClient version 7.2.9 or later. For 7.4.x, upgrade to FortiClient version 7.4.3 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-016

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235827

File Name: macos_forticlient_FG-IR-25-016.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/13/2025

Updated: 5/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25251

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:forticlient

Required KB Items: installed_sw/FortiClient (macOS)

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-25251