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CVE-2017-17543
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-04-26 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-326
Description
Users' VPN authentication credentials are unsafely encrypted in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows 5.6.0 and below versions, FortiClient for Mac OSX 5.6.0 and below versions and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux 4.4.2335 and below versions, due to the use of a static encryption key and weak encryption algorithms.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiClientWindows: through 5.6.0
- Fortinet Forticlient Sslvpn Client: through 4.4.2335
References
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