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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...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: January 23, 2019
Published Date: November 21, 2019
Last Updated: June 25, 2025
Vendor: Fortinet
Product: FortiGate
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).
Tags

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

6.5 - MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Score: 68.28% (Percentile: 98.51%) as of 2025-07-17

SSVC Information

Exploitation: active
Technical Impact: partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2025-06-24 04:40:23 UTC) Source

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CVE	2025-06-24 04:40:16 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

gquere/CVE-2019-6693

Type: github • Created: 2021-12-21 15:28:00 UTC • Stars: 5

Decrypt FortiGate configuration secrets

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

January 23, 2019
CVE Published to Public

November 21, 2019
Added to KEVIntel

June 24, 2025