CVE-2019-6693
Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
CVSS
6.5
Medio
EPSS
5.6%
p92
KEV
SÍ
25 jun 2025
Exploit Today
78
0-100
Publicado: 21 nov 2019 · Última mod.: 4 ago 2026 · CWE-798
Producto
Fortinet / FortiOS
Vulnerabilidad
Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
Añadido a KEV
25 jun 2025
Remediar antes de
16 jul 2025
Uso conocido en ransomware
Sí
Descripción resumida
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.
Acción requerida
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notas
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6693
Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to cipher sensitive data in FortiOS configuration backup file may allow an attacker with access to the backup file to decipher the sensitive data, via knowledge of the hard-coded key. The aforementioned sensitive data includes users' passwords (except the administrator's password), private keys' passphrases and High Availability password (when set).