CVE-2019-6693
MEDIUM KEV RANSOMWAREFortinet Fortios < 5.6.10 - Hard-coded Credentials
Title source: ruleDescription
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).
Exploits (4)
nomisec
WORKING POC
25 stars
by saladandonionrings · local
https://github.com/saladandonionrings/cve-2019-6693
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.7222
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CISA KEV
2025-06-25
VulnCheck KEV
2023-08-23
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2019-16251
Ransomware Use
Confirmed
CWE
CWE-798
Status
published
Products (2)
fortinet/fortios
6.2.0
fortinet/fortios
< 5.6.10
Published
Nov 21, 2019
KEV Added
Jun 25, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026