vulnerability
Fortinet FortiClient: CVE-2023-33304: Hardcoded credentials in vcm2.exe
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:N) | Nov 14, 2023 | Jun 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Added
Jun 25, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability [CWE-798] in FortiClient for Windows may allow an attacker to bypass system protections via the use of static credentials.
Solution
fortinet-forticlient-upgrade-latest
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-33304
- https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2023-33304
- https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-108
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-37467
- CVE-2023-33304
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-33304
- CWE-798
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-37467
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