5.5

CVE-2019-16150: fortinet forticlient Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 04-06-2020Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-16150 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.16%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-06-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt security sensitive data in local storage and configuration in FortiClient for Windows prior to 6.4.0 may allow an attacker with access to the local storage or the configuration backup file to decrypt the sensitive data via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

67%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 1.12% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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