CVE-2024-35282

Password disclosure via cleartext keychain memory

Published Sep 10, 2024 · Updated Jan 14, 2026

Cleartext credential storage in Fortinet FortiClient iOS allows physically proximate attackers to recover VPN passwords from memory. FortiClient retains password material in cleartext memory, allowing an iOS keychain dump to extract the recoverable secret. Exploitation requires physical access to a jailbroken device; the disclosed consequence is password exposure, with no reported modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity4.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in Fortinet FortiClient iOS allows physically proximate attackers to recover VPN passwords from memory. FortiClient retains password material in cleartext memory, allowing an iOS keychain dump to extract the recoverable secret. Exploitation requires physical access to a jailbroken device; the disclosed consequence is password exposure, with no reported modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-35282
Published
Sep 10, 2024
Updated
Jan 14, 2026
Vendor
Fortinet
Product
FortiClient iOS
Classifications
CWE-312, CWE-316, T1634.001
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.5
  2. Affected versionversion=6.2.1 <=6.2.4
  3. Affected versionversion=6.4.0
  4. Affected versionversion=6.4.2 <=6.4.6
  5. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.1
  6. Affected versionversion=7.0.3 <=7.0.9
  7. Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortinet · FortiClient iOSversion=6.0.0 <=6.0.5; version=6.2.1 <=6.2.4; version=6.4.0; version=6.4.2 <=6.4.6; version=7.0.0 <=7.0.1; version=7.0.3 <=7.0.9; version=7.2.0 <=7.2.5

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.2FortinetCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CWE-316Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
T1634.001Credentials from Password Store: Keychain

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