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Edito
Edito
Visitor III
December 10, 2025
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FortiClient VPN only version 7.4.4.x for Mac

  • December 10, 2025
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I am getting vulnerability warnings from NIST, which indicate I need to be using version 7.4.4.x of FortiClient, but your website does not provide beyond version 7.4.3.1761 for the VPN only version. Please provide an update for the VPN only version. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31365

Best answer by funkylicious

Description:

FortiClient macOS 7.4.3 free VPN is no longer impacted by the following CVEs.
• CVE-2025-57741
• CVE-2025-31365
• CVE-2025-4677

Possibly Affected Products:

FortiClient macOS 7.4.2 free VPN and earlier

Remedy:

Fortinet has addressed the CVEs as follows:
• CVE-2025-57741 is resolved in 7.2.12 and later; 7.4.3 and later
• CVE-2025-31365 is resolved in 7.2.9 and later; 7.4.3 and later
• CVE-2025-46774 is resolved in 7.2.10 and later; 7.4.3 and later

Resolution:

An updated version of FortiClient macOS 7.4.3 free VPN has been re-uploaded to the Fortinet 
Support site. The new version is 7.4.3.6667.

3 replies

RHHSupport
RHHSupport
Explorer
December 11, 2025

Hi,

 

Good luck. The FortiClient VPN Only version is Freeware and Fortinet is not providing support.

I am trying for almost 2 months already to get a solution. I have submitted several tickets trough support based on a Forigate serial to get answers.

They keep returning saying the FortiClient VPN Only is freeware and to get it to the Forticlient team I should purchase a valid licence to the Forticlient.

 

I hope to get answers by using the Customer Satisfaction Survey in support and rate them 1 star. They don't seem to like that. I got a pretty quick response on that.
In the response they say the following: The only support available to you would be through the Fortinet forums for the FortiClient. Obviously Fortinet is not reading the forums!

Replied and waiting for their response.

Edito
EditoAuthor
Visitor III
December 11, 2025

I am unsure why Fortinet continues to sell the FortiGate product with the benefit of a free app for VPN access and then refuses to update the app when known vulnerabilities in the app are discovered.

funkylicious
SuperUser
funkylicious
SuperUser
December 12, 2025

you can use the free/built-in VPN functionality of your OS. 

if i'm not mistaken, until a few months ago, Fortinet was the one of the few of the 'big' vendors in Gartner Quadrant which didnt require you to buy seats/licenses for vpn users with the FortiGate, unlike other vendors.

"jack of all trades, master of none"
    RHHSupport
    RHHSupport
    Explorer
    December 12, 2025

    They released a fixed 7.4.3 version for the Windows VPN Only Client nothing for the Mac.

    funkylicious
    SuperUser
    funkylicious
    SuperUser
    December 12, 2025

    downgrade to a non-affected version.

    "jack of all trades, master of none"
    RHHSupport
    RHHSupport
    Explorer
    December 12, 2025

    No, according to Fortinet all previous version might be affected:VPN ONLY previous.png

    funkylicious
    SuperUser
    funkyliciousAnswer
    SuperUser
    December 15, 2025

    Description:

    FortiClient macOS 7.4.3 free VPN is no longer impacted by the following CVEs.
    • CVE-2025-57741
    • CVE-2025-31365
    • CVE-2025-4677

    Possibly Affected Products:

    FortiClient macOS 7.4.2 free VPN and earlier

    Remedy:

    Fortinet has addressed the CVEs as follows:
    • CVE-2025-57741 is resolved in 7.2.12 and later; 7.4.3 and later
    • CVE-2025-31365 is resolved in 7.2.9 and later; 7.4.3 and later
    • CVE-2025-46774 is resolved in 7.2.10 and later; 7.4.3 and later

    Resolution:

    An updated version of FortiClient macOS 7.4.3 free VPN has been re-uploaded to the Fortinet 
    Support site. The new version is 7.4.3.6667.
    "jack of all trades, master of none"
    Edito
    EditoAuthor
    Visitor III
    December 15, 2025

    I just tried downloading again from https://www.fortinet.com/support/product-downloads, and the file version is still FortiClientVPN_7.4.3.1761_OnlineInstaller.dmg

    Edito
    EditoAuthor
    Visitor III
    December 15, 2025

    I found the bulletin and found the download in the forticloud. I am testing it now. Thank you.

     

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