Medium severity · published Jun 4, 2019
CVE-2019-5587
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…
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
before 6.0.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5587
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5587
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017
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