CVE-2016-8495

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 5.0.6 through 5.2.7 and 5.4.0 through 5.4.1 allows remote attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack via the Fortisandbox devices probing feature.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortimanager Firmware: 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8 (+12)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96157
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037805
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-055
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96157
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037805
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-055

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