FortiClient Unencrypted Password Vulnerability

Summary

One of the processes in FortiClient stores VPN credentials unencrypted in memory. A malicious attacker who compromised the workstation could dump the credentials.

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One of the processes in FortiClient stores VPN credentials unencrypted in memory. A malicious attacker who compromised the workstation could dump the credentials.

Impact Detail

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Affected Products

FortiClient 5.4.0 and below

Solutions

Upgrade to FortiClient 5.4.1  

Acknowledgement

Fortinet is pleased to thank Alexander Korznikov for reporting this vulnerability under responsible disclosure.   Â