Cybersecurity Alerts

Fortinet FortiOS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

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.

Weakness Classification

CWE-798

References

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