CVE-2019-16153

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 23, 2020 at 04:39 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiSIEM

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A hard-coded password vulnerability in the Fortinet FortiSIEM database component version 5.2.5 and below may allow attackers to access the device database via the use of static credentials.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiSIEM · Fortinet

95%

v ≤ 5.2.55.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.2.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-195

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-195

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-798

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