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CVE-2019-6697
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP packet under DHCP monitor page may allow an unauthenticated attacker in the same network as the FortiGate to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): from 6.0.0 before 6.0.7; from 6.2.0 before 6.2.2 — fixed in 6.0.7, 6.2.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate) 6.0.7, 6.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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