CVE-2019-16150 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows
An attacker with local access can decrypt sensitive data in FortiClient for Windows using a hard-coded cryptographic key.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16150?
CVE-2019-16150 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 4 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-16150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2016-8493 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiClient
- CVE-2020-15934 Privilege escalation in FortiClientLinux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvwj-8rw2-6r9x.