CVE-2019-5587
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (13)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/44161cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-017cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5587cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FortiOS-VM-privilege-escalation-via-Image-File-System-Integrity-29468cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.1824/cnnvd
- https://www.fortinet.com/products/fortigate/fortios.htmlcnnvd
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