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Resolved issues

Resolved issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 7.2.4. For inquiries about a particular bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

ZTNA connection rules

Bug ID

Description
885014 Zero trust network access (ZTNA) fails to resolve FQDN destination hosts with certain domains.
976003 Web access with ZTNA proxy using FQDN fails to work.

Web Filter and plugin

Bug ID

Description
812794 Downloads are canceled in Firefox when Web Filter extension is enabled.
984427 Web Filter traffic logs show that 0 bytes were sent and received.

GUI

Bug ID

Description
975622 GUI does not launch when user clicks EMS invitation link when FortiClient (Windows) is closed.

Endpoint control

Bug ID Description
976602 Use the previous resolved IP address when DNS server fails to respond endpoint DNS query.

979593

One-way message GUI is not translated.
979756 FortiClient disconnects from Windows primary EMS after first sync.

FSSOMA

Bug ID

Description
935090 Single sign-on mobility agent (SSOMA) stops sending SSO session information to FortiAuthenticator while service runs on host.

Install and upgrade

Bug ID

Description
953124 Orchestrator notification does not appear when upgrade is scheduled.

Logs

Bug ID

Description
811746 FortiClient (Windows) sends duplicated and old logs to FortiAnalyzer.
962704 FortiClient floods FortiAnalyzer with SYN packets.
966018 FortiClient uploads logs more frequently than its configured upload interval.
974960 Log daemon makes connections to FortiAnalyzer when updating or starting VPN.

1001042

FortiClient cannot send SIEM logs to FortiAnalyzer.

Zero Trust tags

Bug ID

Description
976374 CURRENT_USER registry tag does not work.
988269 Using spaces in common name when creating certificate-based ZTNA rules with regular expressions do not pass tags.

Vulnerability Scan

Bug ID

Description
956805 FortiClient EMS shows Scheduled as patch status for critical FortiClient EMS Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability, but it is not fixed with next telemetry communication.

987137

vcm.exe 2.0.39.39 crashes.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description
949945 Network lockdown blocks FortiClient Cloud Telemetry.
966713 User certificate-only tunnels do not autoconnect if user does not connect the tunnel once before logging out of Windows.
976050 FortiClient does not provide Entrust eGRID information so user can put in their 2F grid information.
979166 Black screen appears on VPN before logon.

Remote Access - IPsec VPN

Bug ID

Description
909573 With multifactor authentication enabled and autoconnect, user account password becomes empty after Windows login.
912980 IPsec VPN fails to connect if vpn-ems-sn-check is enabled and FortiClient is registered to custom site.

Remote Access - SSL VPN

Bug ID

Description
882408 When using VPN before logon, if user password expires, user cannot change password on Windows login page.
890000 FortiClient 7.2.0 configured with on-os-start-connect is slow compared to FortiClient 7.0.7.
907248 FortiClient cannot connect to FortiSASE SAML VPN using OneLogin as identity provider (IdP) with built-in browser when IdP requires client certificate.
930740 FortiClient (Windows) cannot set up SSL VPN if the password contains Polish characters ł, ą, and ń.
936354 FortiClient (Windows) cannot establish SSL VPN connection with Azure SAML when Micorsoft Entra ID auto login is enabled.
951269 SSL VPN logs out immediately after login when application split tunnel is enabled.
954004 FortiClient (Windows) cannot establish DTLS tunnel when handshake packet has a large MTU.
962287 SSL VPN reaches an infinite loop that keeps trying to connect to SSL VPN but fails.
963039 SslvpnAgent: Pipe is broken for writing.
970620 SAML SSL VPN still connects to SAML without asking for credentials when save password is disabled.
974129 Script error occurs while initiating SAML VPN.
998146 SSL VPN disconnects every 20-30 minutes.

PAM

Bug ID

Description
982033 Native launchers fail after upgrading standalone FortiClient from previous version.
990358 Browser privilege access management (PAM) extension does not autofill credentials correctly for EMS and password field remains blank.

Other

Bug ID

Description
964456 FortiClient does not allow Windows DNS only secure dynamic updates.
971090 FortiClient daemon (fcaptmon) has memory leak.
982997 FortiShield.sys causes blue screen of death on Windows 10.
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Resolved issues

The following issues have been fixed in version 7.2.4. For inquiries about a particular bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

ZTNA connection rules

Bug ID

Description
885014 Zero trust network access (ZTNA) fails to resolve FQDN destination hosts with certain domains.
976003 Web access with ZTNA proxy using FQDN fails to work.

Web Filter and plugin

Bug ID

Description
812794 Downloads are canceled in Firefox when Web Filter extension is enabled.
984427 Web Filter traffic logs show that 0 bytes were sent and received.

GUI

Bug ID

Description
975622 GUI does not launch when user clicks EMS invitation link when FortiClient (Windows) is closed.

Endpoint control

Bug ID Description
976602 Use the previous resolved IP address when DNS server fails to respond endpoint DNS query.

979593

One-way message GUI is not translated.
979756 FortiClient disconnects from Windows primary EMS after first sync.

FSSOMA

Bug ID

Description
935090 Single sign-on mobility agent (SSOMA) stops sending SSO session information to FortiAuthenticator while service runs on host.

Install and upgrade

Bug ID

Description
953124 Orchestrator notification does not appear when upgrade is scheduled.

Logs

Bug ID

Description
811746 FortiClient (Windows) sends duplicated and old logs to FortiAnalyzer.
962704 FortiClient floods FortiAnalyzer with SYN packets.
966018 FortiClient uploads logs more frequently than its configured upload interval.
974960 Log daemon makes connections to FortiAnalyzer when updating or starting VPN.

1001042

FortiClient cannot send SIEM logs to FortiAnalyzer.

Zero Trust tags

Bug ID

Description
976374 CURRENT_USER registry tag does not work.
988269 Using spaces in common name when creating certificate-based ZTNA rules with regular expressions do not pass tags.

Vulnerability Scan

Bug ID

Description
956805 FortiClient EMS shows Scheduled as patch status for critical FortiClient EMS Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability, but it is not fixed with next telemetry communication.

987137

vcm.exe 2.0.39.39 crashes.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description
949945 Network lockdown blocks FortiClient Cloud Telemetry.
966713 User certificate-only tunnels do not autoconnect if user does not connect the tunnel once before logging out of Windows.
976050 FortiClient does not provide Entrust eGRID information so user can put in their 2F grid information.
979166 Black screen appears on VPN before logon.

Remote Access - IPsec VPN

Bug ID

Description
909573 With multifactor authentication enabled and autoconnect, user account password becomes empty after Windows login.
912980 IPsec VPN fails to connect if vpn-ems-sn-check is enabled and FortiClient is registered to custom site.

Remote Access - SSL VPN

Bug ID

Description
882408 When using VPN before logon, if user password expires, user cannot change password on Windows login page.
890000 FortiClient 7.2.0 configured with on-os-start-connect is slow compared to FortiClient 7.0.7.
907248 FortiClient cannot connect to FortiSASE SAML VPN using OneLogin as identity provider (IdP) with built-in browser when IdP requires client certificate.
930740 FortiClient (Windows) cannot set up SSL VPN if the password contains Polish characters ł, ą, and ń.
936354 FortiClient (Windows) cannot establish SSL VPN connection with Azure SAML when Micorsoft Entra ID auto login is enabled.
951269 SSL VPN logs out immediately after login when application split tunnel is enabled.
954004 FortiClient (Windows) cannot establish DTLS tunnel when handshake packet has a large MTU.
962287 SSL VPN reaches an infinite loop that keeps trying to connect to SSL VPN but fails.
963039 SslvpnAgent: Pipe is broken for writing.
970620 SAML SSL VPN still connects to SAML without asking for credentials when save password is disabled.
974129 Script error occurs while initiating SAML VPN.
998146 SSL VPN disconnects every 20-30 minutes.

PAM

Bug ID

Description
982033 Native launchers fail after upgrading standalone FortiClient from previous version.
990358 Browser privilege access management (PAM) extension does not autofill credentials correctly for EMS and password field remains blank.

Other

Bug ID

Description
964456 FortiClient does not allow Windows DNS only secure dynamic updates.
971090 FortiClient daemon (fcaptmon) has memory leak.
982997 FortiShield.sys causes blue screen of death on Windows 10.
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