CVE-2016-8491 (GCVE-0-2016-8491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-02-01 17:00
Modified
2024-10-25 14:41
Severity ?
CWE
  • Remote shell access
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC Version: 7.0-9-1
Version: 7.0-10-0
Version: 8.1-2-0
Version: 8.1-3-2
Version: 8.2-4-0
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