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CVE-2019-5591

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-5591 is a default configuration vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS that allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to intercept sensitive information by impersonating an LDAP server. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and high confidentiality impact, requiring only network access. It is actively exploited in the wild, with its presence in CISA's KEV catalog and high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Scores indicating significant real-world risk. While no public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules exist, Nuclei templates are available, and it has garnered extensive community discussion and media coverage, including warnings from the FBI and CISA regarding APT group exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Nuclei: CVE-2019-5591 · Oct 16, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1857 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

fortinetworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
fortiguard.com / psirt/FG-IR-19-037
MitigationVendor Advisory