CVE-2018-9195 describes a hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability in the FortiGuard services communication protocol, affecting FortiClient for Windows/Mac and FortiOS. A Man-in-the-Middle attacker with knowledge of this key could eavesdrop on and modify sensitive information, such as URL/SPAM/AV services data, exchanged with FortiGuard servers. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability has a high confidentiality impact but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received minimal community and media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
<= 6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlient:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.