CVE-2019-6693

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS: 6.64%
EPSS Percentile: 93.92%
CISA KEV: YES — Known Exploited Vulnerability

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).

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: [email protected]
Published: 21-Nov-2019 23:15
Last Modified: 04-Aug-2026 12:16
EPSS Date: 2026-11-08
CWE: CWE-798

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:L /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:N /
                            A:N

CISA KEV Details

Date Added: 2025-06-25
Remediation Due: 2025-07-16
Known Ransomware Campaign 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.
Notes: https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6693

CNA Products / Version Status

Fortinet · FortiGate Source: CNA · [email protected]
Default status: unknown

5.6.9 and below — affected
6.0.5 and below — affected
6.2.0 — affected

Affected Products / Versions

fortinet / fortios Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · through (inclusive) 5.6.10
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet / fortios Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: * · from (inclusive) 6.0.0 · through (inclusive) 6.0.6
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet / fortios Source: NVD CPE · affected
Version / affected range: 6.2.0
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 08-Nov-2026 23:19
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

vulnerabilities in common VPNs and firewalls such as Fortinet (CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2024-21762, and CVE-2019-6693), SonicWall (CVE-2024-40766), Palo Alto (CVE-2024-3400), and Citrix (CVE-2023-4966). Google Details 2025 Ransomware Trends and Tactics

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Threat Actors (10)

MITRE ATT&CK (15)

Vendors (5)

Products (6)

Tools (10)

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