CVE-2026-35616: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiClientEMS
CVE-2026-35616 is a critical improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS versions 7.4.5 through 7.4.6. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests. A fix is officially available to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 involves improper access control that permits unauthenticated attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands by sending crafted requests. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official fix has been released by Fortinet to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code or commands on affected FortiClientEMS systems, potentially leading to full compromise of the impacted system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available for this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch for FortiClientEMS versions 7.4.5 and 7.4.6 promptly to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-35616: Escalation of privilege in Fortinet FortiClientEMS
Description
CVE-2026-35616 is a critical improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS versions 7.4.5 through 7.4.6. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted requests. A fix is officially available to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.5 through 7.4.6 involves improper access control that permits unauthenticated attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands by sending crafted requests. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An official fix has been released by Fortinet to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code or commands on affected FortiClientEMS systems, potentially leading to full compromise of the impacted system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available for this vulnerability. Users should apply the vendor-provided patch for FortiClientEMS versions 7.4.5 and 7.4.6 promptly to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-03T23:49:34.986Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 69d062ae0a160ebd92704c2b
Added to database: 04/04/2026, 01:00:30 UTC
Last enriched: 07/24/2026, 20:52:09 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 442
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