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Resolved issues

Resolved issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 7.0.6. For inquiries about a particular bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

ZTNA connection rules

Bug ID

Description

798057 Zero trust network access (ZTNA) connection rule issue when FortiClient is on-fabric.

Performance

Bug ID

Description

814057 FortiClient upgrade results in blue screen of death due to DRIVER OVERRAN STACK BUFFER error in FortiShield.

GUI

Bug ID

Description

793577 Disclaimer message is unreadable.

Endpoint control

Bug ID Description
723599 FortiClient uses FortiSASE egress IP address as the public IP address.
780368 When FortiClient (Windows) requires a password for disconnecting from EMS, Allow User to Shutdown When Registered to EMS fails to work.
806052 Surge of DNS and LDAP traffic.
817257 FortiClient GROUP_TAG is empty.

Install and deployment

Bug ID

Description

791538 EMS deployments can fail when requiring FortiClient (Windows) user to enter password to disconnect from EMS.

Application Firewall

Bug ID

Description

654152 Configuring Application Firewall to block All Other Unknown Applications blocks allowed categories.

790397

IPv6 traffic is blocked when FortiClient is enabled.

Zero Trust tags

Bug ID

Description

731525 FortiClient (Windows) does not properly detect Zero Trust tag for not having antivirus up-to-date.
782869 Zero Trust tag fails to work for file with environments variable in its file path.
803426 FortiClient reports BitLocker as disabled when it is enabled.

License

Bug ID

Description

776869 FortiClient (Windows) hard codes ZTNA license.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description

634609 FortiClient credential provider displays the wrong domain when logging in to Windows 10.
684913 SAML authentication on SSL VPN with realms does not work.
711402 FortiClient (Windows) does not establish per-user autoconnect tunnel, and per-machine autoconnect remains connected after logging in to Windows.
714688 IPsec VPN login is not possible when password includes German umlaut.
729610

When a password includes special characters and user enables FortiClient (Windows) to save their username and password, FortiClient (Windows) saves the encrypted password incorrectly.

763611

If dual stack is enabled and user successfully connects to tunnel with IPv6 and tries to access an IPv4 server to upload/download some files, the network speed is slow.

776888 FortiClient does not dynamically display button to disconnect VPN unless you reopen the FortiClient (Windows) window.
782393 Application-based split VPN tunnel has issue when using VipWebAppServer.exe application.
784822 FortiSASE VPN does not automatically reconnect after upgrading FortiClient.
786348 Error code -8 or -14 displays when limiting users to one SSL VPN connection at a time is enabled on FortiOS with SAML authentication.
788765 A password that includes the German characters "" and/or "$" activates the SAML button.
796852 Using application-based split tunnel with an exclusion rule disrupts access to local resources.
798044 Using Finnish front vowels [/ ] in the SSL VPN password causes issues when FortiClient (Windows) saves the password.
807267 SSL VPN drops when datagram transport layer security and application split tunnel are enabled.
807759 SAML does not prompt for credentials and crashes the GUI.

Malware Protection and Sandbox

Bug ID

Description

584975 Context menu fails to show option to scan with Sandbox when Malware Protection is disabled.

638227

USB detection notifications lack accurate device descriptions.

721038

FortiClient (Windows) fails to block SD cards when configured to block default removable media access.

801161

Antiransomware has false positive on Microsoft Office.

Configuration

Bug ID

Description

762303 FortiClient (Windows) cannot restore the backup file when the backup file's file path contains a multibyte character.

Installation and upgrade

Bug ID

Description

773219 FortiClient (Windows) allows user to uninstall FortiClient when administrator has locked the setting.

Vulnerability Scan

Bug ID

Description

740061 FortiClient (Windows) only detects and reports one instance of log4net.

Other

Bug ID

Description

658098 FortiShield prevents FortiClient processes from modifying a file or registry settings that FortiClient (Windows) is protecting.

Resolved issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 7.0.6. For inquiries about a particular bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

ZTNA connection rules

Bug ID

Description

798057 Zero trust network access (ZTNA) connection rule issue when FortiClient is on-fabric.

Performance

Bug ID

Description

814057 FortiClient upgrade results in blue screen of death due to DRIVER OVERRAN STACK BUFFER error in FortiShield.

GUI

Bug ID

Description

793577 Disclaimer message is unreadable.

Endpoint control

Bug ID Description
723599 FortiClient uses FortiSASE egress IP address as the public IP address.
780368 When FortiClient (Windows) requires a password for disconnecting from EMS, Allow User to Shutdown When Registered to EMS fails to work.
806052 Surge of DNS and LDAP traffic.
817257 FortiClient GROUP_TAG is empty.

Install and deployment

Bug ID

Description

791538 EMS deployments can fail when requiring FortiClient (Windows) user to enter password to disconnect from EMS.

Application Firewall

Bug ID

Description

654152 Configuring Application Firewall to block All Other Unknown Applications blocks allowed categories.

790397

IPv6 traffic is blocked when FortiClient is enabled.

Zero Trust tags

Bug ID

Description

731525 FortiClient (Windows) does not properly detect Zero Trust tag for not having antivirus up-to-date.
782869 Zero Trust tag fails to work for file with environments variable in its file path.
803426 FortiClient reports BitLocker as disabled when it is enabled.

License

Bug ID

Description

776869 FortiClient (Windows) hard codes ZTNA license.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description

634609 FortiClient credential provider displays the wrong domain when logging in to Windows 10.
684913 SAML authentication on SSL VPN with realms does not work.
711402 FortiClient (Windows) does not establish per-user autoconnect tunnel, and per-machine autoconnect remains connected after logging in to Windows.
714688 IPsec VPN login is not possible when password includes German umlaut.
729610

When a password includes special characters and user enables FortiClient (Windows) to save their username and password, FortiClient (Windows) saves the encrypted password incorrectly.

763611

If dual stack is enabled and user successfully connects to tunnel with IPv6 and tries to access an IPv4 server to upload/download some files, the network speed is slow.

776888 FortiClient does not dynamically display button to disconnect VPN unless you reopen the FortiClient (Windows) window.
782393 Application-based split VPN tunnel has issue when using VipWebAppServer.exe application.
784822 FortiSASE VPN does not automatically reconnect after upgrading FortiClient.
786348 Error code -8 or -14 displays when limiting users to one SSL VPN connection at a time is enabled on FortiOS with SAML authentication.
788765 A password that includes the German characters "" and/or "$" activates the SAML button.
796852 Using application-based split tunnel with an exclusion rule disrupts access to local resources.
798044 Using Finnish front vowels [/ ] in the SSL VPN password causes issues when FortiClient (Windows) saves the password.
807267 SSL VPN drops when datagram transport layer security and application split tunnel are enabled.
807759 SAML does not prompt for credentials and crashes the GUI.

Malware Protection and Sandbox

Bug ID

Description

584975 Context menu fails to show option to scan with Sandbox when Malware Protection is disabled.

638227

USB detection notifications lack accurate device descriptions.

721038

FortiClient (Windows) fails to block SD cards when configured to block default removable media access.

801161

Antiransomware has false positive on Microsoft Office.

Configuration

Bug ID

Description

762303 FortiClient (Windows) cannot restore the backup file when the backup file's file path contains a multibyte character.

Installation and upgrade

Bug ID

Description

773219 FortiClient (Windows) allows user to uninstall FortiClient when administrator has locked the setting.

Vulnerability Scan

Bug ID

Description

740061 FortiClient (Windows) only detects and reports one instance of log4net.

Other

Bug ID

Description

658098 FortiShield prevents FortiClient processes from modifying a file or registry settings that FortiClient (Windows) is protecting.