Fortinet FortiClient up to 7.0.5 on Mac FortiTray Process information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Fortinet FortiClient up to 7.0.5 on Mac. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component FortiTray Process. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-33878. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiClient up to 7.0.5 on Mac and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component FortiTray Process. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerabiltiy [CWE-200] in FortiClient for Mac versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.5 may allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain the SSL-VPN password in cleartext via running a logstream for the FortiTray process in the terminal.

The weakness was shared 11/02/2022. The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-33878 since 06/16/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209800 (Fortinet FortiClient (FG-IR-22-246) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209800) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-36917). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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CNA Base Score: 2.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 209800
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiClient (FG-IR-22-246) (macOS)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/16/2022 🔍
11/02/2022 +139 days 🔍
11/02/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2026 +1317 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-33878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-33878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212809
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2022 16:14
Updated: 06/11/2026 13:41
Changes: 11/02/2022 16:14 (49), 12/03/2022 15:37 (12), 10/27/2024 10:15 (16), 06/11/2026 13:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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