Is CVE-2019-16157 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-16157 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16157?

CVE-2019-16157 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2019-16157

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

An information exposure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.2.0 CLI and earlier may allow an authenticated user to view sensitive information being logged via diagnose debug commands.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.9% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-6978)
Published: March 13, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-6978 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortiweb

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

FortiWeb 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3103 - historical
FortiWeb-3000E/4000E - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3104 - historical
Fortinet Fortiweb 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-425 - archived

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-269(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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