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SECURITY ADVISORYFORTINETVERIFIED

PUBLISHER UPDATE · FORTINET-PRODUCTS-E1CDEA8EEE07D522

FORTINET-PRODUCTS-E1CDEA8EEE07D522 release notes and known issues

Hardcoded Encryption Key Used for VPN Saved Passwords

Scope: Fortinet products. This update record adds version, fix and known-issue context. Its publication date is not a lifecycle boundary.

Summary

CVSSv3 Score: 2.1 A Missing Authorization [CWE-862] in FortiClient Windows may allow an authenticated local attacker to decrypt a currently logged in users VPN password via use of an unprotected DLL function. Revised on 2026-05-12 00:00:00

Improvements and security content

  • CVSSv3 Score: 2.1 A Missing Authorization [CWE-862] in FortiClient Windows may allow an authenticated local attacker to decrypt a currently logged in users VPN password via use of an unprotected DLL function. Revised on 2026-05-12 00:00:00

Known issues

Publisher statement

Not stated. The verified publisher record does not contain a known-issues statement.

Affected products and versions

Products

  • Fortinet products

Affected versions

  • 2.1

Fixed versions or updates

  • No fixed version is stated in this record.

Recommended action

Review the official publisher document before deployment.

Official publisher evidence

FORTINETVERIFIED

Hardcoded Encryption Key Used for VPN Saved Passwords

Checked 6 Oct 2026. BlackTree preserves the last verified facts if a later source check is temporarily unavailable.

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