Clear-text credentials retrievable with IP modification for LDAP

Summary

A Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format vulnerability [CWE-257] in FortiSOAR may allow an authenticated remote attacker to retrieve Service account password via server address modification in LDAP configuration.

Version Affected Solution
FortiSOAR PaaS 7.6 7.6.0 through 7.6.4 Upgrade to 7.6.5 or above
FortiSOAR PaaS 7.5 7.5.0 through 7.5.2 Upgrade to 7.5.3 or above
FortiSOAR PaaS 7.4 7.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSOAR PaaS 7.3 7.3 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSOAR on-premise 7.6 7.6.0 through 7.6.4 Upgrade to 7.6.5 or above
FortiSOAR on-premise 7.5 7.5.0 through 7.5.2 Upgrade to 7.5.3 or above
FortiSOAR on-premise 7.4 7.4 all versions Migrate to a fixed release
FortiSOAR on-premise 7.3 7.3 all versions Migrate to a fixed release

Acknowledgement

Internally discovered and reported by Shripal Rawal of Fortinet PSIRT team.

Timeline

2026-04-14: Initial publication