Cleartext storage of sensitive information in FortiClient (macOS) - CVE-2022-33878
Published: November 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68921
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33878
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application stores the SSL-VPN password in clear text in FortiTray process. A local user can obtain the SSL-VPN password in cleartext via running a logstream for the FortiTray process in the terminal.
Affected software
FortiClient (macOS)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-33878
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiClient (macOS) - update to 7.0.6