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        FORTICLIENT EMS UNDER SIEGE: Critical SQLi Flaw (CVE-2023-48788) Allows Unauthenticated RCE as SYSTEM     By CyberDudeBivash • September 30, 2025, 09:40 AM IST • Critical Threat Advisory   A critical vulnerability in FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (EMS), **CVE-2023-48788**, is being actively exploited to achieve a full, unauthenticated system takeover. This is not a minor bug; it's a critical SQL injection flaw that can be leveraged to gain Remote Code Execution (RCE) with the highest possible privileges (`NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`). In this attack, the central nervous system of your endpoint security is compromised. Once attackers control your EMS server, they have a trusted distribution point to push malware to every single endpoint in your organization. This is a "head of the snake" attack that can lead to catastrophic, network-wide ransomware events. If you are running a vulnerable version of FortiClient EMS, especially one expos...