CVE-2017-17543 (GCVE-0-2017-17543)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-26 20:00 – Updated: 2024-10-25 14:32
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Summary
Users' VPN authentication credentials are unsafely encrypted 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 4.4.2335 and below versions, due to the use of a static encryption key and weak encryption algorithms.
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Fortinet, Inc. FortiClient for Windows Affected: 5.6.0 and below versions
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