CVE-2026-59836: Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClientEMS
A improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiClientEMS 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to information disclosure via <insert attack vector here>
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS arises from improper certificate validation in versions 7.2 (all versions), 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, and 7.4.3 through 7.4.5. Exploitation could lead to information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.7 with attack vector network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the disclosure of sensitive information due to improper certificate validation. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches to affected versions of FortiClientEMS to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-59836: Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiClientEMS
Description
A improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS 7.4.3 through 7.4.5, FortiClientEMS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiClientEMS 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to information disclosure via <insert attack vector here>
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:7.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientEMS arises from improper certificate validation in versions 7.2 (all versions), 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, and 7.4.3 through 7.4.5. Exploitation could lead to information disclosure. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.7 with attack vector network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in the disclosure of sensitive information due to improper certificate validation. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Fortinet. Users should apply the vendor-provided patches to affected versions of FortiClientEMS to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fortinet
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-07T15:21:26.614Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
Threat ID: 6a565a3d68715ace43c7b742
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 15:48:13 UTC
Last enriched: 07/21/2026, 19:07:08 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 10:52:10 UTC
Views: 66
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