Input validation error in FortiOS - CVE-2019-5587
Published: June 5, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31050
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5587
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to manipulate data.
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 software
FortiOS
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5587
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiOS - update to 6.0.5