Is CVE-2020-6640 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-6640 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-6640?

CVE-2020-6640 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-6640

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in the Admin Profile of FortiAnalyzer may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the Description Area.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.9% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-27787)
Published: June 4, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-27787 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortianalyzer

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiAnalyzer™ Centralized Reporting Appliances running Firmware 5.2.4 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-360 - archived
FortiAnalyzer - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1406 - historical

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-003(Vendor Advisory)

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

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