CVE-2019-6693
Fortinet FortiGate
Published 21 Nov 2019 · updated 4 Aug 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Jun 2025, with a remediation deadline of 16 Jul 2025 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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).
References
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007 · Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-6693 · US Government Resource