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Medium
CVE-2021-22126
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2...
Vulnerability Description
A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local, authenticated attacker to connect to the managed Access Point (Meru AP and FortiAP-U) as root using the default hard-coded username and password.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
FortiWLC
Vulnerable Versions:
8.5.0, 8.4.4, 8.4.0, 8.3.2, 8.2.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 17th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 26th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X