CYBERSECURITYTRACKER
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-5591

Fortinet FortiOS: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

What it is

Reported

Fortinet FortiOS contains a default configuration vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to intercept sensitive information by impersonating the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.

Source reported · Source: NVD · Complete source description.
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What is affected

Reported

Fortinet; FortiOS. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

Source reported · Source: NVD
Dates
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Urgency and basis

Tracker computed

Act now

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Exploitation evidence

Reported

Active exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog

Source reported
Dates
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What to do

Reported

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Source remediation ↗
Source reported · Tracked source remediation field
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Detection and validation

Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.

  • Sigma

    Potential SMB Relay Attack Tool Execution. Level: critical. Status: test.

    Open Sigma metadata
  • Atomic

    Copy Apple Notes database files using AppleScript. Executor: sh. Elevation: not required.

    Open Atomic metadata
  • Nuclei

    FortiOS - Insecure LDAP Configuration Detection. Check identifier: CVE-2019-5591.

    Open Nuclei metadata
  • Metasploit

    Not mapped by tracked sources.

Evidence detail

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