Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2016-1909
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 p…
EPSS: 0.796 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 5.0, 5.0.0, 5.0.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 20160111 SSH Backdoor for FortiGate OS Version 4.x up to 5.0.7 (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- 1034663 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 39224 (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1909?
- CVE-2016-1909 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1909?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1909 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.