CVE-2024-50570
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 and FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 may permit a local authenticated user to retrieve VPN password via memory dump, due to JavaScript's garbage collector
cvss
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affected products (29)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-3729Fortinet FortiClient: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2024-12-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Fortinet FortiClient ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://docs.fortinet.com/product/forticlient/7.4Patchcnnvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FortiClient-no-encryption-via-Memory-Dump-VPN-Password-45932cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278Vendor Advisorynvd
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