CVE detail
CVE-2019-6693
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).
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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- Ransomware Under Pressure: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures in a Shifting Threat LandscapeMandiant
loits were used or suspected, the threat actors targeted vulnerabilities in common VPNs and firewalls such as Fortinet (CVE-2024-55591, CVE-2024-21762, and CVE-2019-6693), SonicWall (CVE-2024-40766), Palo Alto (CVE-2024-3400), and Citrix (CVE-2023-4966). We also observed malicious actors successfully exploit a variety of other exposed services, includi
vendorcloud.google.comMar 16, 2026, 2:00 PM CISA is urging federal agencies to patch a recent AMI BMC vulnerability and a half-a-decade-old bug in FortiOS by July 17.
newswww.securityweek.comJun 26, 2025, 10:06 AM- U.S. CISA adds AMI MegaRAC SPx, D-Link DIR-859 routers, and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds AMI MegaRAC SPx, D-Link DIR-859 routers, and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added AMI MegaRAC SPx, D-Link DIR-859 routers, and Fortinet FortiOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJun 26, 2025, 8:15 AM
Exploit code
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