CVE-2017-17539

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiWLC: from 7.0 through 7.0.11; from 8.0 through 8.3.3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274

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