CVE-2019-6693
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Nov 21, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 23, 2019
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).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
FortiGateFortinet |
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References
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