CVE-2019-15704 json
A clear text storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiClient for Mac may allow a local attacker to read sensitive information…
published 2019-11-21 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6641
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A clear text storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiClient for Mac may allow a local attacker to read sensitive information logged in the console window when the user connects to an SSL VPN Gateway.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiClient for Mac OS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-19-227
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15704
- NVD CVE-2019-15704
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