Missing authorization in FortiClientEMS - CVE-2026-35616

 

Missing authorization in FortiClientEMS - CVE-2026-35616

Published: April 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU124861
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 10 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-35616
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to certain API endpoint and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild. 


Affected software

FortiClientEMS

How to mitigate CVE-2026-35616

It is recommended to upgrade FortiClientEMS toversion 7.4.7 when it becomes available.

As a temporary solution it is recommended to apply a hotfix following the instructions below:

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/forticlient/7.4.5/ems-release-notes/832484 - for FortiClientEMS 7.4.5

https://docs.fortinet.com/document/forticlient/7.4.6/ems-release-notes/832484 - for FortiClientEMS 7.4.6



FortiClientEMS - update to 7.4.7

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