CVE-2025-54660 Information disclosure in FortiClientWindows
A local attacker can exploit active debug code to retrieve saved VPN user passwords from 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-2025-54660?
CVE-2025-54660 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient, published on 18 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An active debug code vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiClientWindows 7.0 all versions may allow a local attacker to run the application step by step and retrieve the saved VPN user password
Weakness: CWE-489
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54660?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Forticlient.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54660 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-9qhw-j8ww-5hqr.