Description
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt security sensitive data in local storage and configuration in FortiClient for Windows prior to 6.4.0 may allow an attacker with access to the local storage or the configuration backup file to decrypt the sensitive data via knowledge of the hard-coded key.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-194
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-798
Status
published
Products (1)
fortinet/forticlient
< 6.4.0
Published
Jun 04, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026