What is CVE-2016-7560?

CVE-2016-7560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-7560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc

CVE-2016-7560

The rsyncd server in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0, 8.1-2-0, and 8.2-4-0 has a hardcoded rsync account, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.4th 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 Fortiwlc — versions 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7560?: CVE-2016-7560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwlc, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-7560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.