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 passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.713 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.713 · newest: 0.713 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios — versions 5.0, 5.0.0, 5.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html (Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663 (vdb-entry)
- twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608
- www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerabil…
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ (Exploit, exploit)
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.