CVE Database · CVE-2019-6693
CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
5.35%
Published
Nov 21, 2019
Modified
Oct 24, 2025
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2025-06-25 · Due: 2025-07-16
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Public PoC / Exploit (5)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
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).
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (3)
References (3)