Improper Authentication in FortiMonitor Agent

Summary

An Improper Authentication vulnerability [CWE-287] for FortiClientMac may allow an unauthenticated attacker with local access to the MacOS device to login without a password as a standard user.

Version Affected Solution
FortiClientMac 7.4 7.4.0 Upgrade to 7.4.1 or above
FortiClientMac 7.2 7.2.3 through 7.2.4 Upgrade to 7.2.5 or above
FortiClientMac 7.0 7.0.11 through 7.0.12 Upgrade to 7.0.13 or above

After logging into the system, the attacker is considered a standard MacOS user with rights defined as per the vendor's specifications.

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Abdul Majid Mohammed of Fortinet QA team.

Timeline

2025-02-11: Initial publication