CVE-2019-6693: Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
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.
Description
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).
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Fortinet: FortiGate
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)