Resolved issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 7.0.8. For inquiries about a particular bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

Endpoint control

Bug ID	Description
766241	Endpoint summary reports FortiClient antivirus (AV) software as third party feature.
815384	FortiClient (Windows) has delay in starting Web Filter service after status is off-Fabric.
832627	FortiClient (Windows) to EMS logging does not work as expected after zero trust network access (ZTNA) logging is enabled in System Settings profile.
833848	FortiClient reports incorrect Windows version to EMS.
839197	FortiClient does not reconnect to EMS after deployment over VPN.
839800	Option to hide Application Firewall feature from FortiClient (Windows) does not work with EMS 7.0.7.
841149	Endpoint tries to use ZTNA certificate when ZTNA option is disabled.
842680	FortiClient does not send ADGuid to EMS.
846147	EMS does not display user information details from Active Directory (AD) domain.

GUI

Bug ID	Description
836820	Realtime scan events shows as virus threads detected on German UI.
841355	GUI shows Remote Access tab despite being configured to be hidden.
853856	After FortiClient upgrade, Windows clients are stuck at black screen.
864653	FortiClient garbles Chinese name display.

Install and upgrade

Bug ID	Description
839744	FortiClient (Windows) loses telemetry and does not reconnect when administrator moves endpoint between assigned groups with different installers.
848255	Upgrading FortiClient fails with ...when it's registered to administration server error.
871718	When installed with only AV and ZTNA features, FortiClient failed to sync profile from EMS.
691328	Upgrade does not upgrade AV engine as deployed through an EMS installer.

Vulnerability Scan

Bug ID	Description
811796	Python vulnerability is not excluded for all applications from vulnerability compliance check.
853934	User cannot perform vulnerability scan when EMS enables it as scan option is disabled on GUI.

Web Filter and plugin

Bug ID	Description
804938	All Internet traffic stops when user connects a USB controller (remote network driver interface specification).
826920	Web Filter extension does not work in Microsoft Edge.
829164	Security risk websites violation list are not on Web Filter tab.
833506	FortiClient (Windows) registry does not update restriction level value when Web Filter is disabled and reenabled.
836811	Safe Search adds wrong domain addresses such as www.google.n into host file C:\windows\system32\driver\etc.
840993	Upgrading FortiClient (Windows) causes Web Filter to break network connectivity.
851700	User sees popup from FortiClient (Windows) with Microsoft Edge extension policy anomaly detected, please restart browser error.
859979	FortiClient blocks web browsing traffic that Web Filter allows.
860560	Web Filter blocks private IP address as unrated.
875001	Firefox extension XPI file must be updated.

Zero Trust tags

Bug ID	Description
704234	Zero Trust tagging rule set syntax to check registry key value is unclear.
832623	AV signature is up-to-date rule does not count days since signature update.

Zero Trust Telemetry

Bug ID	Description
837859	FortiClient (Windows) has issues connecting to EMS after upgrade.
841719	FortiClient cannot connect to FortiClient Cloud.

Remote Access

Bug ID	Description
684913	SAML authentication on SSL VPN with realms does not work.
687765	VPN using SAML authentication gets a certificate warning with a certificate from DigiCert.
706023	FortiClient (Windows) loses DNS settings after restarting computer.
744544	FortiClient (Windows) always saves SAML credentials.
765686	When autoconnect-only-when-offnet is enabled, VPN autoconnects when endpoint shifts from off-fabric to on-fabric.
801599	FortiClient opens multiple browser tabs when connecting to SSL VPN via SAML using external browser.
822763	Remote Access Connect button does not work when user clicks it.
823350	Autoconnect works intermittently.
824165	SSL VPN does not reconnect when using tunnel-based FortiClient connection vs. PPP method.
825442	ZScaler Client Connector does not work with application-based split tunnel.
826170	FortiClient removes/wipes the SSL VPN password from the GUI if the network interface disconnects then reconnects.
829260	Autoconnect VPN starts unexpectedly without configuration.
829763	With host check enabled, SAML login does not show proper warning message if it failed to connect.
832953	VPN tunnel does not connect automatically always if network disruption or sleep mode occurs even if always up is enabled.
834722	Autoconnect stops working.
834883	On-fabric rule for VPN tunnel name does not work when the tunnel name uses special characters.
835072	FortiClient blocks an internal application's activity to autoopen a saved HTML template.
836148	FortiClient does not attempt to connect to the realmhttps://X.Y:10443/Z if X and Z have same names.
836400	SSL VPN dual stack full tunnel leaks IPv6 access via local NIC.
838380	FortiClient (Windows) removes user credentials to the autoconnect VPN tunnel after a couple of restarts.
840685	Windows does not show the VPN Before logon icon in certain conditions.
840720	User cannot modify IPsec VPN advanced settings for personal VPN profile.
842560	FortiClient disables PolicyAgent and IKEEXT services when connecting to dial-up IPsec VPN.
846985	SAML SSL VPN occasionally fails due to failure to launch IPsec VPN service.
852036	FortiClient cannot correctly handle a certificate having Japanese characters in its issuer or subject.
859498	Current connection feature does not work as expected.
860618	FortiClient goes into connect/disconnect loop after authentication timeout expires.
870180	VPN before logon does not work after sleep/hibernation on Windows 10.
870316	Autoconnect does not work until first VPN connect is manually triggered.
871153	FortiClient tries to reuse the same saved password for other VPN connections even if they do not have Save password enabled.
872811	VPN before logon does not work.
873488	SSL VPN fails to work when using certificate in local computer.
876062	API connect does not work with certificate authentication.
878291	After registering to EMS using FortiSASE invitation code, FortiClient shows unable to reach tunnel gateway error.
885738	SSL VPN SAML login does not work.
887493	FortiClient fails to autoconnect when using SAML single sign on.

Malware Protection and Sandbox

Bug ID	Description
650383	Number of blocked exploits attempts does not work properly.
730172	FortiClient causes VMware Horizon Agent to disconnect from VMware Connection Server.
758665	Antiexploit protection list does not include Chrome and Firefox.
784126	FortiClient (Windows) shows antiexploit bubble message when option is disabled in EMS profile.
820068	FortiClient on Lenovo notebook with mobile WWAN shows blue screen at login.
826055	FortiDeviceGuard causes blue screen of death (BSOD).
844962	FortiClient (Windows) does not block phone mobile storage when default removable media access is set to block.
857482	FortiClient (Windows) built-in AV engine is not updated to 6.00282.
861296	AV scan exclusion list does not work for shared/network drive files.
863950	FortiClient reports the device as blocked but still allows access to it.
867087	cxwmbclass.sys causes BSOD.

Avatar and social login information

Bug ID	Description
805153	FortiClient (Windows) does not save user-specified Submit User Identity Information form.

SSO mobility agent

Bug ID	Description
803213	FSSO fails to send user login information, machine IP address, and other information to FortiAuthenticator.
868524	SSO configuration tool does not generate preshared key and server information in the installer.

Administration

Bug ID	Description
798055	JavaScript error occurs in the main process

Onboarding

Bug ID	Description
864582	After PC reboot, FortiClient repeatedly tries SAML login when disconnected from EMS.

ZTNA connection rules

Bug ID	Description
858271	ZTNA TCP forwarding does not work for SSH protocol.
870138	ZTNA certificate is not installed in personal store when only ZTNA component is installed.
877128	User in different country is unable to connect to ZTNA tunnel.

Other

Bug ID	Description
850528	FortiClient (Windows) does not always get IPv4 address from https://www.ipify.org.
863746	FortiProxy daemon cannot start up properly after machine reboot.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Bug ID	Description
838208	FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.8 is no longer vulnerable to the following CVE References: CVE-2022-42470 Visit https://fortiguard.com/psirt for more information.
840897	FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.8 is no longer vulnerable to the following CVE References: CVE-2022-40682 Visit https://fortiguard.com/psirt for more information.
845295	FortiClient (Windows) 7.0.8 is no longer vulnerable to the following CVE References: CVE-2022-43946 Visit https://fortiguard.com/psirt for more information.