# CVE-2024-33504: A use of hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt sensitive data vulnerability \[CWE-321\] in FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7

- Severity: CVSS 3.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-11 · Updated: 2025-02-11

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiManager: from 7.6.0, through 7.6.1; from 7.4.0, through 7.4.5; from 7.2.0, through 7.2.9; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.13; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.15

## Description

A use of hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt sensitive data vulnerability [CWE-321] in FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.5, 7.2.0 through 7.2.9, 7.0 all versions, 6.4 all versions may allow an attacker with JSON API access permissions to decrypt some secrets even if the 'private-data-encryption' setting is enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-094
- https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-pgc3-m5p5-4vc3

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