An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below versions, FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below versions and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2334 and below versions allows regular users to see each other's VPN authentication credentials due to improperly secured storage locations
Published Dec 15, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below versions, FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below versions and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2334 and below versions allows regular users to see each other's VPN authentication credentials due to improperly secured storage locations.
Affected products
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- Version 4.4.2334 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 5.6.0 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 5.6.0 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Fortinet, Inc. | FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux | n/a |
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| Fortinet, Inc. | FortiClient for Mac OSX | n/a |
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| Fortinet, Inc. | FortiClient for Windows | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 5.6.0
Configuration 2
- < 5.6.0
Configuration 3
- < 4.4.2334
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 24, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 80.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02081) | 79.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 81.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 32.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102123 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-214 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102123 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-214 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.