CVE-2016-1909
N/A
Published: January 15, 2016 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 71%
Description
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortiosx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerabilityQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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