Known issues
The following issues have been identified in FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.6. For inquiries about a particular bug or to report a bug, contact Customer Service & Support.
Install and upgrade
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 726616 | FortiClient may fail to upgrade to 7.0.6 if the upgrade is attempted using a local upgrade (MSI or FortiClientSetup.exe file), due to FortiShield blocking an update.
Workaround: Do one of the following:
|
| 749331 | Windows Security setting in Windows displays FortiClient is snoozed when FortiEDR is installed. |
| 820672 | ZTNA driver FortiTransCtrl.sys fails to start up on Windows Server 2016. |
Application Firewall
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 717628 | Application Firewall causes issues with Motorola RMS high availability client. |
|
776007 |
Application Firewall conflict with Windows firewall causes issues updating domain group policies. |
|
817932 |
Application Firewall fails to allow application signatures added under Application Overrides as allow. |
GUI
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 767998 | Free VPN-only client includes Action for invalid EMS certificate in settings. |
| 773355 |
FortiClient has display issue with umlauts on the Web Filter tab. |
Zero Trust tags
Endpoint control
Endpoint management
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 760816 | Group assignment rules based on IP addresses do not work when using split tunnel. |
Configuration
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
|
730415 |
FortiClient backs up configuration that is missing locally configured ZTNA connection rules. |
Endpoint policy and profile
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 774890 | FortiClient (Windows) does not receive updated profile after syncing imported Web Filter profile from EMS. |
Performance
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
|
676424 |
NETIO.SYS causes blue screen of death on FortiClient endpoints. |
| 749348 | Performance issues after upgrade. |
|
778651 |
Large downloads and speed tests result in high latency, packet loss, and poor performance. |
Zero Trust Telemetry
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 683542 | FortiClient (Windows) fails to register to EMS if registration key contains a special character: " !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~". |
Malware Protection and Sandbox
Remote Access
Vulnerability Scan
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 741241 | FortiClient (Windows) finds vulnerabilities for uninstalled software. |
Logs
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 713287 | FortiClient does not generate local logs for ZTNA. |
Web Filter and plugin
| Bug ID | Description |
|---|---|
|
776089 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not block malicious sites when Web Filter is disabled. |
|
789017 |
Web Filter is enabled on FortiSASE profile on EMS when Web Filter is already enforced on the FortiGate. |
|
812207 |
Blocked web client shows dropped connection message instead of URL blocked message. |
|
812879 |
Web Filter blocks Chocolatey installation. |
|
813034 |
FortiTray keeps notifying user to install Web Filter plugin even when Chrome has already installed the plugin. |
|
823469 |
FortiClient console does not show security risk category as configured on EMS under Web Filter profile. |
|
823477 |
Web Filter fails to block security risk category URLs when antivirus is enabled. |
Avatar and social network login
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 729140 | FortiClient (Windows) fails to work when attempting to log in with Google, LinkedIn, or Salesforce. |
Multitenancy
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 780308 | EMS automatically migrates endpoints to default site. |
ZTNA connection rules
Administration
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 798055 | Javascript error occurs in the main process. |
Other
|
Bug ID |
Description |
|---|---|
| 780651 | FortiClient (Windows) does not update signatures on expected schedule. |
| 812778 | FortiShield fails to prevent user from killing FortiClient running processes. |