Improper Auth via Empty Password in FortiClientMac 7.2.4 (MacOS)
CVE-2024-52968 Published on February 11, 2025

An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-52968 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an authentification Vulnerability?

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

CVE-2024-52968 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-52968

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Affected Versions

Fortinet FortiClientMac:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.30%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.