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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L L N U H N N 6.5 .0562 92.3 YES
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed FortiGate 5.6.9 and below – —
TIMELINE Jan 23 Reserved by fortinet Jun 25 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-07-16 Jun 25 Published (CNA: fortinet)
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).
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| January 23, 2019 | Reserved | Reserved by fortinet |
| June 25, 2025 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2025-07-16 |
| June 25, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: fortinet) |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiGate | — | 5.6.9 and below | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2019-6693 at cve.org
Vendors: fortinet
Weaknesses: CWE-798
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