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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-6698 · published 23 August 2019

CVE-2019-6698: Fortinet fortirecorder firmware hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Fortinet · Fortirecorder Firmware

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in FortiRecorder all versions below 2.7.4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the aforementioned credentials and network access to FortiCameras to take control of those, provided they are managed by a FortiRecorder device.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.5% · top 26.5% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in FortiRecorder all versions below 2.7.4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the aforementioned credentials and network access to FortiCameras to take control of those, provided they are managed by a FortiRecorder device.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-185 Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-185 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-6698), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.