CVE-2024-50564 Hardcoded credentials in FortiClientWindows
A low-privileged user can decrypt interprocess communications by exploiting a hard-coded cryptographic key in FortiClient Windows.
- 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-2024-50564?
CVE-2024-50564 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 14 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A use of hard-coded cryptographic key in Fortinet FortiClientWindows version 7.4.0, 7.2.x all versions, 7.0.x all versions, and 6.4.x all versions may allow a low-privileged user to decrypt interprocess communication via monitoring named piped.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50564?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-50564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50564 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-4pvm-5x6h-f3qp.