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TI-2020-12548 Aliases CVE-2020-15935GHSA-j26f-vqgh-5h66

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortinet FortiADC

Priority LOW 21CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

A cleartext storage of sensitive information in GUI in FortiADC versions 5.4.3 and below, 6.0.0 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker to retrieve some sensitive information such as users LDAP passwords and RADIUS shared secret by deobfuscating the passwords entry fields.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiADCFortiADC 5.4.3 6.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiADC VendorFortinet Affected FortiADC 5.4.3 6.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 – 5.4.3; 6.0.0 – 6.0.1VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiadc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 – 5.4.3; 6.0.0 – 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15935
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j26f-vqgh-5h66

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-09612 Incorrect permission assignment in Fortinet FortiOS, fortiADC KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2022-18008 An improper handling of malformed request vulnerability [CWE-228] exists in FortiADC 5.0… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-10904 A permissive cross-domain policy with untrusted domains vulnerability in Fortinet… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-18913 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-18001 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11386 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiADC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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