Vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2019-16150

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-16150: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Fortinet Forticlient
  • Fortinet Forticlient For Windows — versions FortiClient for Windows below 6.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16150?
CVE-2019-16150 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-16150?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.