CVE-2018-9195 Hardcoded credentials in FortiClient for Mac OS
Hardcoded cryptographic keys allow man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt and modify FortiGuard service communications, compromising data integrity and confidentiality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-9195?
CVE-2018-9195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9195?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient, Fortinet Fortios.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9195?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-9195 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9195 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Forticlient
- CVE-2019-17658 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClientWindows
- CVE-2023-45590 Code injection in FortiClientLinux
- CVE-2017-14184 Information disclosure in FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grw5-hmpf-442m.