PSIRTInsecure Exposure of Plaintext Passwords in Debug Logs
Summary
A Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability [CWE-312] in FortiMail, FortiVoice and FortiRecorder debug logs may allow an authenticated malicious administrator to obtain user's secrets via CLI commands.
| Version | Affected | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| FortiMail 7.6 | 7.6.0 through 7.6.2 | Upgrade to 7.6.3 or above |
| FortiMail 7.4 | 7.4.0 through 7.4.4 | Upgrade to 7.4.5 or above |
| FortiMail 7.2 | 7.2.0 through 7.2.7 | Upgrade to 7.2.8 or above |
| FortiMail 7.0 | 7.0.0 through 7.0.8 | Upgrade to 7.0.9 or above |
| FortiRecorder 7.2 | 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 | Upgrade to 7.2.4 or above |
| FortiRecorder 7.0 | 7.0 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiRecorder 6.4 | 6.4 all versions | Migrate to a fixed release |
| FortiVoice 7.4 | Not affected | Not Applicable |
| FortiVoice 7.2 | 7.2.0 | Upgrade to 7.2.1 or above |
| FortiVoice 7.0 | 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 | Upgrade to 7.0.7 or above |
Acknowledgement
Discovered during an independent audit commissioned by Fortinet.Timeline
2026-03-10: Initial publication