CVE-2017-14184

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-14184
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfortinet
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-15 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn Information Disclosure vulnerability 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 4.4.2334 and below versions allows regular users to see each other's VPN authentication credentials due to improperly secured storage locations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.016490000 probability, percentile 0.822130000 (date 2026-05-18)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Information Disclosure

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Fortinet Forticlient All All All All
Application Fortinet Forticlient All All All All
Application Fortinet Forticlient Sslvpn Client All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortinet Inc. FortiClient For Windows affected 5.6.0 and below Not specified
CNA Fortinet Inc. FortiClient For Mac OSX affected 5.6.0 and below Not specified
CNA Fortinet Inc. FortiClient SSLVPN Client For Linux affected 4.4.2334 and below Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FortiClient insecure VPN credential storage and encryption | FortiGuard af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fortiguard.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Fortinet FortiClient CVE-2017-14184 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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