Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios

CVE-2019-5593

Improper permission or value checking in the CLI console may allow a non-privileged user to obtain Fortinet FortiOS plaint text private keys of system's builtin local certificates via unsetting the keys encryption password in FortiOS 6.2.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.6, 5.6.10 and below or for user uploaded local certificates via setting an empty password in FortiOS 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.6 and below.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-5593: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Fortinet Fortios — versions 6.2.0
  • Fortinet Fortios — versions FortiOS 6.2.0 to 6.2.1, 6.0.6 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5593?
CVE-2019-5593 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-5593?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.