{"cve":"CVE-2019-6693","nvd":{"published":"2019-11-21T16:15:13.173","modified":"2026-08-04T05:16:27.110","status":"Analyzed","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-798"],"references":["https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007","https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-007","https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-6693"],"products":["fortinet:fortios"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:59:25.448946135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-6693","score":0.0664,"percentile":0.9387,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2019-6693","date_added":"2025-06-25","due_date":"2025-07-16","vendor":"Fortinet","product":"FortiOS","known_ransomware":true},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}