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CVE-2019-6696

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2020 at 10:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper input validation vulnerability in FortiOS 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.8 and below until 5.4.0 under admin webUI may allow an attacker to perform an URL redirect attack via a specifically crafted request to the admin initial password change webpage.

Affected

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

FortiOS· Fortinet
95%
v ≤ 6.0.85.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.0.86.2.06.2.1

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-179

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-601

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