Known issues
The following issues have been identified in FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.7. For inquiries about a particular bug or to report a bug, contact Customer Service & Support.
Install and upgrade
Bug ID |
Description |
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749331 | Windows Security setting in Windows displays FortiClient is snoozed when FortiEDR is installed. |
769639 |
FortiDeviceGuard is not installed on Windows Server 2022. |
820672 | ZTNA driver FortiTransCtrl.sys fails to start up on Windows Server 2016. |
Application Firewall
Bug ID | Description |
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717628 | Application Firewall causes issues with Motorola RMS high availability client. |
776007 |
Application Firewall conflict with Windows firewall causes issues updating domain group policies. |
814391 |
FortiClient Cloud application signatures block allowlisted applications. |
817932 |
Application Firewall fails to allow application signatures added under Application Overrides as allow. |
823292 |
FortiClient cannot connect to JVC wireless display. |
827788 |
Threat ID is 0 on Firewall Events. |
GUI
Bug ID | Description |
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767998 | Free VPN-only client includes Action for invalid EMS certificate in settings. |
811742 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not hide software update options when registered to EMS (regression). |
826895 |
FortiClient ignores the listing order of the configured VPN connections in the GUI and tray. |
827394 |
FortiClient does not report profile change update in Notifications. |
Zero Trust tags
Endpoint control
Bug ID | Description |
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753151 |
Updating endpoint status from endpoint notified to deployed takes a long time. |
765686 | When autoconnect only when offnet is enabled, VPN autoconnects when endpoint shifts from off-Fabric to on-Fabric. |
798090 |
FortiClient (Windows) incorrectly recognizes on-fabric status. |
804552 |
FortiClient shows all feature tabs without registering to EMS after upgrade. |
808880 |
FortiClient fails to synchronize with EMS on Windows 7 x86 platform for long time. |
815037 |
After administrator selects Mark All Endpoints As Uninstalled, FortiClient (Windows) connected with verified user changes to unverified user. |
815384 |
FortiClient (Windows) delays starting Web Filter service after status is off-fabric. |
816751 |
Administrator cannot restore a quarantined file through EMS quarantine management if FortiClient (Windows) registered as onboarding user. |
817061 |
Redeploying from another EMS server causes FortiClient (Windows) to not reconnect to EMS automatically. |
819552 |
After upgrading FortiClient with EMS local onboarding user with LDAP, FortiClient (Windows) prompts for registration authentication. |
821024 |
FortiClient fails to send username to EMS, causing EMS to report it as different users. |
827200 |
EMS displays no user for some devices. |
833717 |
EMS shows endpoints as offline, while they show their own status as online. |
833848 |
FortiClient reports incorrect Windows version to EMS. |
834162 |
LDAP query for Active Directory group check does not execute. |
836239 |
FortiClient does not update off-Fabric features automatically. |
Endpoint management
Bug ID | Description |
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760816 | Group assignment rules based on IP addresses do not work when using split tunnel. |
Configuration
Bug ID |
Description |
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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 |
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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: " !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~". |
792703 |
FortiClient (Windows) cannot connect to FortiClient Cloud. |
837859 | FortiClient does not use invitation code to register after upgrade. |
Malware Protection and Sandbox
Remote Access
Vulnerability Scan
Bug ID |
Description |
---|---|
741241 | FortiClient (Windows) finds vulnerabilities for uninstalled software. |
795393 |
EMS does not remove vulnerability events after successful patch. |
811796 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not exclude Python vulnerability for all applications from vulnerability compliance check. |
Logs
Bug ID |
Description |
---|---|
820067 | FortiClient forwards logs despite being completely disabled. |
Web Filter and plugin
Bug ID | Description |
---|---|
776089 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not block malicious sites when Web Filter is disabled. |
812207 |
Blocked web client shows dropped connection message instead of URL blocked message. |
825633 |
Error revokes certificate accessing outlook.office365.com using Web Filter. |
826697 | Web Filter affects ConnectWise Automate. |
829164 |
Security risk websites violation list is not on Web Filter tab. |
829674 | Web Filter does not work with Only when endpoint is off-fabric option. |
833506 |
FortiClient (Windows) registry does not update restriction level value when Web Filter is disabled and reenabled. |
834135 |
FortiClient does not remove Web Filter plugin from browser when Web Filter is disabled. |
834751 |
Registry policy value fails to update to new value if Web Filter plugin is enabled on EMS. |
Avatar and social network login
Bug ID |
Description |
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802471 | <enable_manually_entering> parameter does not work. |
805153 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not save user-specified Submit User Identity Information. |
830117 |
EMS fails to update email address for endpoint from personal information form in FortiClient (Windows). |
831366 |
EMS does not show correct username if user logs in with Google or Linkedin cloud service or chooses user input. |
Multitenancy
Bug ID |
Description |
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780308 | EMS automatically migrates endpoints to default site. |
ZTNA connection rules
Onboarding
Bug ID |
Description |
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766311 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not send Windows user information to EMS after user account switching. |
811976 |
FortiClient (Windows) may prioritize using user information from authentication user registered to EMS. |
819989 |
FortiClient (Windows) does not show login prompt when installed with installer using LDAP/local verification. |
Other
Bug ID |
Description |
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780651 | FortiClient (Windows) does not update signatures on expected schedule. |
812778 | FortiShield fails to prevent user from killing FortiClient running processes. |