CVE-2019-6693

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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

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).

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 6.5

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

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

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is 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	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is 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

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.06640 (6.6% probability)
Percentile: 93.9%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Jun 25, 2025
Federal due date: Jul 16, 2025
Ransomware campaigns: Known use

CISA assessment as of Jun 23, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Fortinet FortiGate
- affected: 5.6.9 and below
- affected: 6.0.5 and below
- affected: 6.2.0

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007

Timeline

ID reservedJan 23, 2019
Record publishedNov 21, 2019
Added to CISA KEVJun 25, 2025
Record last updatedAug 4, 2026

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