CVE-2024-50570

MEDIUM

CVSS Score

Published: December 18, 2024 at 12:44 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:04 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorForticlient

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Severity

MEDIUM5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 and FortiClientLinux 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.7, 7.0.0 through 7.0.13 may permit a local authenticated user to retrieve VPN password via memory dump, due to JavaScript's garbage collector

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Forticlient · Forticlient

95%

7.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.137.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.147.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.147.0.0 ≤ v < 7.2.87.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.57.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.77.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.77.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.4.27.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.27.4.0 ≤ v < 7.4.37.0.0 7.2.0 7.4.0

Affected range stops below 7.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.2.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-278

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: HIGH
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-312

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