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CVE-2015-1569· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.028 for iOS does not validate certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL VPN

Fortinet FortiClient 5.2.028 for iOS does not validate certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL VPN servers via a crafted certificate.

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Feb 10, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 41th percentile
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Action score

17

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
fortinetforticlient

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fortinet forticlient5.2.028

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    None

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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