CVE-2019-17655
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
A cleartext storage in a file or on disk (CWE-313) vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.0.9 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier may allow an attacker to retrieve a logged-in SSL VPN user's credentials should that attacker be able to read the session file stored on the targeted device's system.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy≤ FortiOS 6.2.0 through 6.2.2, 6.0.9 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlierenisa_euvdEU
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-217cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-224cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17655cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Fortigate-SSL-VPN-privilege-escalation-via-Credential-Plaintext-Storage-31441cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0320/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2230/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0775cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-217enisa_euvd
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