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CVE-2017-17543

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2017
Source publication
Source updated
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

Plain text

CNA source text (English)

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.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

FortiClient for Windows

Vendor
Fortinet, Inc.
Product
FortiClient for Windows
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
FortiClient for Windows · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
5.6.0 and below versionsaffectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed

FortiClient for Mac OSX

Vendor
Fortinet, Inc.
Product
FortiClient for Mac OSX
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
FortiClient for Mac OSX · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
5.6.0 and below versionsaffectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed

FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux

Vendor
Fortinet, Inc.
Product
FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
FortiClient SSLVPN Client for Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
4.4.2335 and below versionsaffectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed