CVE-2019-6693
medium
Fortinet
⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
EPSS Score
5.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Published: November 21, 2019 (2481 days ago)
Last Modified: August 4, 2026
Vendor: Fortinet
Source: MITRE
⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV: 2025-06-25
Remediation Due: 2025-07-16 (⚠ 417d overdue)
Ransomware Campaign: Known
Vulnerability Report
Generated by CyberWatcher
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).
Affected Products
Fortinet FortiGate