Is CVE-2024-52968 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-52968 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-52968?

CVE-2024-52968 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-52968?

CVE-2024-52968 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-52968?

Upgrade FortiClient VPN to 7.2.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-52968

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An improper authentication in Fortinet FortiClientMac 7.0.11 through 7.2.4 allows attacker to gain improper access to MacOS via empty password.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

FortiClient VPNWindows application

Affected:7.2.3 7.2.5Fixed in:7.2.5

Affected:7.0.11 7.0.13Fixed in:7.0.13

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.fortinet.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-16.