CVE-2016-8491

Critical

Description

The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.1
Exploit probability—
ProductFortinet Fortiwlc
PublishedFeb 1, 2017
First seenFeb 1, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fortinet fortiwlc7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.1-2-0, 8.1-3-2, 8.2-4-0—

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