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CVE-2019-5587

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-345

Description

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.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): before 6.0.5 — fixed in 6.0.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 6.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017

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