5.5

CVE-2026-44278: fortinet forticlient Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-05-2026Last modified 14-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44278 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in fortinet forticlient. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.9% 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
0.14%
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. 12-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiClientWindows 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to information disclosure via <insert attack vector here>

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

+0.04 pp

From 0.10% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
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

Fortinet2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links