CVE-2021-26089: Fortinet FortiClient

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper symlink following in FortiClient for Mac 6.4.3 and below may allow an non-privileged user to execute arbitrary privileged shell commands during installation phase.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiClient: up to and including 6.4.3

Published 2021-07-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.