What is CVE-2022-33878?

CVE-2022-33878 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2022-11-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-33878?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Fortinet Forticlient

CVE-2022-33878

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerabiltiy [CWE-200] in FortiClient for Mac versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 may allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain the SSL-VPN password in cleartext via running a logstream for the FortiTray process in the terminal.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2022-11-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fortinet Forticlient
Fortinet Forticlientmac — versions FortiClientMac 7.0.5, 7.0.4, 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-246 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33878?: CVE-2022-33878 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2022-11-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-33878?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.