CVE-2019-6698
highpriority · track · 40OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in FortiRecorder all versions below 2.7.4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the aforementioned credentials and network access to FortiCameras to take control of those, provided they are managed by a FortiRecorder device.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- fortinet fortirecorder firmware< 2.7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortirecorder_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-185cnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-19-185cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6698cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153977/Fortinet-FortiRecorder-2.7.3-Hardcoded-Password.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3078/cnnvd
- https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiRecorder.pdfPatchcnnvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-185enisa_euvd
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-185Vendor Advisorynvd
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