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Critical
CVE-2016-8491
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet...
Vulnerability Description
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
Fortinet
View all reports →Affected Software
Fortinet FortiWLC
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.1-2-0, 8.1-3-2, 8.2-4-0
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 1st, 2017
Last Modified:
October 25th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.