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CVE-2024-50570: fortinet forticlient

CVSS: 5.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 18-12-2024Last modified 27-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50570 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

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

Fortinet4 products
  • forticlient≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.14 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.2.8 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.7 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.4.0, < 7.4.3
  • forticlientlinux≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.7 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.13
  • forticlientmac≥ 7.4.0, ≤ 7.4.2 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.7 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.14
  • forticlientwindows7.4.0 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.5 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.13

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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