CVE Watch—

CVE-2019-6693

Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

CVSS

—

No CVSS

EPSS

5.7%

p92

KEV

YES

Jun 25, 2025

Exploit Today

0-100

Published: — · Last modified: —

EPSS · 30d

5.4%EPSS · 30 days5.7%

2026-06-302026-07-16

KEV catalog record

Product

Fortinet / FortiOS

Vulnerability

Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

Added to KEV

Jun 25, 2025

Remediate by

Jul 16, 2025

Known ransomware use

Yes

Summary description

Fortinet FortiOS contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to cipher sensitive data in FortiOS configuration backup file via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6693

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