CVE-2017-14184 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient for Windows, Mac OSX, and FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux, allowing regular users to view each other's VPN authentication credentials due to insecure storage. It carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk with network access, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness among potential attackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
< 5.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
< 4.4.2334CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient_sslvpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.