CVE-2019-5587

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 4, 2019 at 09:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Lack of root file system integrity checking in Fortinet FortiOS VM application images all versions below 6.0.5 may allow attacker to implant malicious programs into the installing image by reassembling the image through specific methods.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 6.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-345

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