CVE-2016-1909 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 71.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 71.27% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| fortinet | fortios |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Fortinet FortiGate 4.x < 5.0.7 - SSH Backdoor Access | 2016-01-09 |
References
- http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663
- https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/
- http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663
- https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/
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