Is CVE-2019-6693 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6693 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6693?

CVE-2019-6693 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-6693?

Patch guidance is available from fortinet security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-6693.

CVE-2019-6693 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-6693?

3 products: fortinet fortios, fortinet fortios, fortinet fortios.

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).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-798 · Hard-coded Credentials CWE-798 · Hard-coded Credentials

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FORTINET
Published: 11/21/2019
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2019-6693

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