Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

Added June 25, 2025 • Due July 16, 2025 • CVE-2019-6693

Overdue Fortinet / FortiOS CWE-798

Description

Fortinet FortiOS contains a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an attacker to cipher sensitive data in FortiOS configuration backup file via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

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.

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6693

Additional Information

Catalog Version: 2025.06.25
Catalog Released: June 25, 2025
Days Until Due: 0 days
Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago