Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-25251

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: Fortinet

Product: FortiClientMac

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.65% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-08 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25251
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-016

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