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CVE-2024-50570
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-312
Description
A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 and FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 may permit a local authenticated user to retrieve VPN password via memory dump, due to JavaScript's garbage collector
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiClientWindows: from 7.0.0 before 7.0.14; from 7.0.0 before 7.2.8; from 7.2.0 before 7.2.7; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.2; from 7.4.0 before 7.4.3 — fixed in 7.0.14, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.4.2, 7.4.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.0.14, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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