Fortinet FortiClientMac up to 7.0.14/7.2.8/7.4.2 XPC Message authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Fortinet FortiClientMac up to 7.0.14/7.2.8/7.4.2. This affects an unknown part of the component XPC Message Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-25251. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiClientMac up to 7.0.14/7.2.8/7.4.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component XPC Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiClient Mac 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.8, 7.0.0 through 7.0.14 may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges via crafted XPC messages.

The advisory is shared at fortiguard.fortinet.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25251 since 02/05/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/05/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-25-016
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310433

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2025 11:35
Updated: 05/28/2025 14:24
Changes: 05/28/2025 11:35 (63), 05/28/2025 14:24 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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