CVE-2019-5587 Other in Fortinet FortiOS
Attackers can implant malicious programs into FortiOS VM images due to missing integrity checks, enabling code execution and privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5587?
CVE-2019-5587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, published on 4 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5587?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortios.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5587?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5587 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5587 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5587 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortios
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh73-v9g2-4q7c.