A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiClientWindows 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to information disclosure via <insert attack vector here>

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Fortinet FortiClientWindows unaffected
Version Status Constraints
7.4.0 affected ≤ 7.4.2
7.2.0 affected ≤ 7.2.14

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to FortiClientWindows version 7.4.3 or above

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-129 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Hard‑coded Cryptographic Key Leading to Information Disclosure in FortiClientWindows

Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, FortiClientWindows 7.2 all versions may allow attacker to information disclosure via <insert attack vector here>
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientwindows
Weaknesses CWE-321
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientwindows:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientwindows
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T19:02:43.679Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T17:24:17.727Z

Link: CVE-2026-44278

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T19:02:39.152Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-12T18:17:30.177

Modified: 2026-05-12T18:57:02.307

Link: CVE-2026-44278

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Updated: 2026-05-12T20:15:24Z

Weaknesses