CVE-2022-40682: Fortinet FortiClient

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.0 - 7.0.7, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9, 6.2.0 - 6.2.9 and 6.0.0 - 6.0.10 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via sending a crafted request to a specific named pipe.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiClient: from 6.0.0, up to and including 6.0.10; from 6.2.0, up to and including 6.2.9; from 6.4.0, up to and including 6.4.9; from 7.0.0, before 7.0.8 (fixed in 7.0.8)

Published 2023-04-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.