Is CVE-2019-5587 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-5587 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-5587?

CVE-2019-5587 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2019-5587

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

Lack of root file system integrity checking in Fortinet FortiOS VM application images all versions below 6.0.5 may allow attacker to implant malicious programs into the installing image by reassembling the image through specific methods.

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:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-345
EPSS score: 0.5% (39th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-15162)
Published: June 4, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-15162 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiOS 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3639 - historical
FortiOS 5.2 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2765 - historical
FortiOS™ - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1754 - historical
FortiOS - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1431 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108628(Broken Link)
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-017(Vendor Advisory)

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

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