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Known Issues

Known Issues

The following issues have been identified in FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.4. For inquiries about a particular bug or to report a bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

Endpoint Control

Bug ID

Description

505768

FortiClient EMS does not show VPN and Application Firewall events.

515473

Hiding any feature (except Application Firewall) will cause FortiClient (Windows) to report feature as installed and not enabled.

524864 FortiClient (Windows) sends wrong most recent Vulnerability Scan time to EMS.

Malware Protection

Bug ID

Description

496084 AV exclusion list does not work in on-demand scan if %windir% or %systemroot% variables are used.
514009 FortiClient failed to inject into Firefox application.
514547 FortiClient quick scan failed to move quarantined files to FortiClient quarantine folder.
516704 AV should recognize Windows-signed files.
519096 FortiClient failed to log USB block action for Google Pixel 2.
519098 Potential wrong block state for USB access after FortiClient was uninstalled.
524528 FortiClient always set security risk categories allowed when AV feature was disabled and block_malicious_websites =0

526845

Excluded folder is misrepresented in FortiClient GUI after importing a configuration.

526855

Writing EICAR to remote folder succeeds.

527068

FortiClient failed to quarantine eicar files in outlook attachment.

Web Filter

Bug ID

Description

519244 fortisniff2.sys crashes on FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.2

523108

Web filter exclusion list should accept URL up to 2083 characters long.

Application Firewall

Bug ID

Description

517351 Application gets blocked when Firewall is enabled.
526255 Application Firewall interrupting "Architect" application without any block.

533037

BSOD on HP computers caused by Application Firewall.

Workaround: If not using HP Velocity, consider uninstalling it.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description

504291 FortiClient with IPv6 only configuration fails to connect with remote IKE 2 IPv6 IPsec tunnel.
513932 No CERT payload sent by FortiClient (Windows) during IKEv2 certificate authentication.
514115 FortiClient lost saved password after disconnecting IPsec VPN.
514799 Split DNS does not include news.163.com when configured for 163.com.
516244 Changing or saving VPN setting should not remove IPv6 <remote_networks><network>.

516658

Disabling automatic maintenance from EMS does not delete the schedule in Windows client task scheduler.

522348 IPsec IKEv2 VPN does not disconnect when WiFi connection is lost.
525460 On FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.3 autoconnect does not retry to connect if the connection fails the first time.
525542 After laptop boot or wake-up, FortiClient (Windows) will try to autoconnect even though it is onnet.

528434

Failed to see VPN before logon option on Win10x64 1803 with fresh install of FortiClient.

GUI

Bug ID

Description

525449 JavaScript error while connecting VPN, issue on version 6.0.X was occurring due to admin roaming profile

Install and upgrade

Bug ID

Description

413419 FortiClient and EMS server should prevent installation and upgrade to unsupported OS versions.

Other

Bug ID

Description

458729

Admin cannot define multiple FortiAnalyzer for remote logging

518771

FortiShield blocks Forticlient.exe from changing registry - FA_Scheduler.

519995

FortiClient profile has certs when EMS profile does not.

524127

Event messages and context are duplicated and incorrect.

525219

Incorrect message when maximum licenses exceeded.

525869

FortiClient (Windows) does not provide any message when wrong password is provided to restore back.

Known Issues

The following issues have been identified in FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.4. For inquiries about a particular bug or to report a bug, contact Customer Service & Support.

Endpoint Control

Bug ID

Description

505768

FortiClient EMS does not show VPN and Application Firewall events.

515473

Hiding any feature (except Application Firewall) will cause FortiClient (Windows) to report feature as installed and not enabled.

524864 FortiClient (Windows) sends wrong most recent Vulnerability Scan time to EMS.

Malware Protection

Bug ID

Description

496084 AV exclusion list does not work in on-demand scan if %windir% or %systemroot% variables are used.
514009 FortiClient failed to inject into Firefox application.
514547 FortiClient quick scan failed to move quarantined files to FortiClient quarantine folder.
516704 AV should recognize Windows-signed files.
519096 FortiClient failed to log USB block action for Google Pixel 2.
519098 Potential wrong block state for USB access after FortiClient was uninstalled.
524528 FortiClient always set security risk categories allowed when AV feature was disabled and block_malicious_websites =0

526845

Excluded folder is misrepresented in FortiClient GUI after importing a configuration.

526855

Writing EICAR to remote folder succeeds.

527068

FortiClient failed to quarantine eicar files in outlook attachment.

Web Filter

Bug ID

Description

519244 fortisniff2.sys crashes on FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.2

523108

Web filter exclusion list should accept URL up to 2083 characters long.

Application Firewall

Bug ID

Description

517351 Application gets blocked when Firewall is enabled.
526255 Application Firewall interrupting "Architect" application without any block.

533037

BSOD on HP computers caused by Application Firewall.

Workaround: If not using HP Velocity, consider uninstalling it.

Remote Access

Bug ID

Description

504291 FortiClient with IPv6 only configuration fails to connect with remote IKE 2 IPv6 IPsec tunnel.
513932 No CERT payload sent by FortiClient (Windows) during IKEv2 certificate authentication.
514115 FortiClient lost saved password after disconnecting IPsec VPN.
514799 Split DNS does not include news.163.com when configured for 163.com.
516244 Changing or saving VPN setting should not remove IPv6 <remote_networks><network>.

516658

Disabling automatic maintenance from EMS does not delete the schedule in Windows client task scheduler.

522348 IPsec IKEv2 VPN does not disconnect when WiFi connection is lost.
525460 On FortiClient (Windows) 6.0.3 autoconnect does not retry to connect if the connection fails the first time.
525542 After laptop boot or wake-up, FortiClient (Windows) will try to autoconnect even though it is onnet.

528434

Failed to see VPN before logon option on Win10x64 1803 with fresh install of FortiClient.

GUI

Bug ID

Description

525449 JavaScript error while connecting VPN, issue on version 6.0.X was occurring due to admin roaming profile

Install and upgrade

Bug ID

Description

413419 FortiClient and EMS server should prevent installation and upgrade to unsupported OS versions.

Other

Bug ID

Description

458729

Admin cannot define multiple FortiAnalyzer for remote logging

518771

FortiShield blocks Forticlient.exe from changing registry - FA_Scheduler.

519995

FortiClient profile has certs when EMS profile does not.

524127

Event messages and context are duplicated and incorrect.

525219

Incorrect message when maximum licenses exceeded.

525869

FortiClient (Windows) does not provide any message when wrong password is provided to restore back.