CVE-2019-5591
Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
A Default Configuration vulnerability in FortiOS may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to intercept sensitive information by impersonating the LDAP server.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector: Adjacent
The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: None
No effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: None
No effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Adjacent | The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | None | No account or privileges are needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | None | No effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | None | No effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.18566 (18.6% probability)
- Percentile
- 97.3%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Fortinet FortiOS Default Configuration Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Nov 3, 2021
- Federal due date
- May 3, 2022
- Ransomware campaigns
- Known use
CISA assessment as of Apr 22, 2021
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
Affected products
Fortinet FortiOS
- affected: FortiOS 6.2.0 and below.
References
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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