CVE-2017-17543

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 26, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-17543: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix