# CVE-2025-47761: An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability [CWE-782] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-47761-an-exposed-ioctl-with-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-47761 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-11-18

An Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability [CWE-782] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.9 may allow an authenticated local user to execute unauthorized code via fortips driver.  Success of the attack would require bypassing the Windows memory protections such as Heap integrity and HSP. In addition, it requires a valid and running VPN IPSec connection.

Technologies: [Fortinet Forticlient](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/forticlient). Vendors: [Fortinet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/fortinet).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-47761 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-47761 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-47761?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 18 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Fortinet Forticlient. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-47761?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-47761?** Check whether you run Fortinet Forticlient. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Fortinet Forticlient

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