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CVE-2019-6693 — Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2019-6693

CVE-2019-6693: Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Fortinet
Product FortiOS
Date added 2025-06-25
Due date 2025-07-16
Ransomware campaign use Known

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 (CISA)

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

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6693
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog