CVE-2018-9195
Last modified
CVE-2018-9195 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. Use of a hardcoded cryptographic key in the FortiGuard services communication protocol may allow a Man in the middle with knowledge of the key to eavesdrop on and modify information (URL/SPAM services in FortiOS 5.6, and URL/SPAM/AV services in FortiOS 6.0.; URL rating in FortiClient) sent and received from Fortiguard severs by decrypting these messages. Affected products include FortiClient for Windows 6.0.6 and below, FortiOS 6.0.7 and below, FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1 and below.. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Use of a hardcoded cryptographic key in the FortiGuard services communication protocol may allow a Man in the middle with knowledge of the key to eavesdrop on and modify information (URL/SPAM services in FortiOS 5.6, and URL/SPAM/AV services in FortiOS 6.0.; URL rating in FortiClient) sent and received from Fortiguard severs by decrypting these messages. Affected products include FortiClient for Windows 6.0.6 and below, FortiOS 6.0.7 and below, FortiClient for Mac OS 6.2.1 and below.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Forticlient | <= 6.0.6 |
| Fortinet | Forticlient | <= 6.2.1 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | <= 6.0.6 |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-100Third Party Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-100Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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