CVE-2020-9289

mediumpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.022 · 82 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

2.17% (82nd) EPSS

CVSS 5 · medium

Is it mine?

5 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Use of a hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt password data in CLI configuration in FortiManager 6.2.3 and below, FortiAnalyzer 6.2.3 and below may allow an attacker with access to the CLI configuration or the CLI backup file to decrypt the sensitive data, via knowledge of the hard-coded key.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-798USprimaryCWE-798US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

synacktiv/CVE-2020-9289Decrypt reversible secrets encrypted using the default hardcoded key related to CVE-2020-9289 on FortiAnalyzer/FortiManager (the only difference with CVE-2019-6693 is the encryption routine).PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a Fortinet FortiManager≤ FortiManager 6.2.3 and belowenisa_euvdEU
Fortinet Inc. FortiAnalyzer≤ 6.2.3fstec_bduRU
Fortinet Inc. FortiManager≤ 6.2.3fstec_bduRU
fortinet fortianalyzer≤ 6.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortianalyzer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortimanager≤ 6.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2020-06-16modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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