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CVE-2016-8491

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiWLC: 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.1-2-0, 8.1-3-2, 8.2-4-0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94186
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94186
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065

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