CVE-2019-5593 json
Improper permission or value checking in the CLI console may allow a non-privileged user to obtain Fortinet FortiOS plaint text private key…
published 2020-01-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15168
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Fortinet FortiOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/psirt/FG-IR-19-134
mitigation, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5593
- NVD CVE-2019-5593
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