Is CVE-2026-24018 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-24018 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-24018?

CVE-2026-24018 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-24018?

CVE-2026-24018 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24018?

Upgrade FortiClient VPN to 7.2.13 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-24018

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.4, FortiClientLinux 7.2.2 through 7.2.12 may allow a local and unprivileged user to escalate their privileges to root.

CWE-61

How to fix

Remediation Available

FortiClient VPNWindows application

Affected:7.2.2 7.2.13Fixed in:7.2.13

Affected:7.4.0 7.4.5Fixed in:7.4.5

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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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.fortinet.com

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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 2026-03-13.