What is CVE-2018-9195?

CVE-2018-9195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-9195?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2018-9195

Use of a hardcoded cryptographic key in the FortiGuard services communication protocol may allow a Man in the middle with knowledge of the key to eavesdrop on and modify information (URL/SPAM services in FortiOS 5.6, and URL/SPAM/AV services in FortiOS 6.0.; URL rating in FortiClient) sent and received from Fortiguard severs by decrypting these messages. Affected products include FortiClient for Windows 6.0.6 and below, FortiOS 6.0.7 and below, FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1 and below.

EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlient For Mac Os — versions FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1 and below
Fortinet Forticlient For Windows — versions FortiClient for Windows 6.0.6 and below
Fortinet Fortios — versions FortiOS 6.0.7 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9195?: CVE-2018-9195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-9195?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.