Fortinet customers confront actively exploited zero-day, with a full patch still pending

2026-04-07T02:51:41Zd1a9c26909be855a9159345e9c8bdff86bedb1d65d97e966c59088f370bbfd4f
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What happened

Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS has two critical vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in the wild. Security researchers report exploitation in recent weeks; Fortinet issued an immediate hotfix but a full patch remains pending. Organizations using FortiClient EMS are urged to apply the hotfix and follow mitigations immediately. One publicly tracked identifier is CVE-2026-35616.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
cyberscoop
Record identifier
d1a9c26909be855a9159345e9c8bdff86bedb1d65d97e966c59088f370bbfd4f
Enrichment time
2026-04-07T02:51:41Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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