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TI-2020-05467 Aliases CVE-2020-6648GHSA-qp33-r3q7-6xc4

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Fortinet FortiGate and FortiProxy

Priority LOW 36CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

A cleartext storage of sensitive information vulnerability in FortiOS command line interface in versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier may allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information such as users passwords by connecting to FortiGate CLI and executing the "diag sys ha checksum show" command.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00576 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiGate and FortiProxyFortiOS versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier.—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiGate and FortiProxy VendorFortinet Affected FortiOS versions 6.2.4 and earlier and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.9 and earlier. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.2.10VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.0.12; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.5VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0.12; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6648
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp33-r3q7-6xc4

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-18911 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-36904 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15234 A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14448 Out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-12585 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS-6K7K KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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