New infostealer reaches enterprise devices through FortiClient EMS vulnerability

New infostealer reaches enterprise devices through FortiClient EMS vulnerability

Attackers are delivering a broad-spectrum infostealer to enterprise computers by exploiting a known vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) in FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS). “The [malicious] payload was presented as a Fortinet endpoint update and executed through FortiClient-managed VPN scripting workflows,” Arctic Wold researchers noted. About CVE-2026-35616 CVE-2026-35616 is an improper access control vulnerability vulnerability in FortiClient EMS, a centralized management platform through which IT admins deploy, configure, and monitor FortiClient endpoint security software across all devices in … More

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