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CVE-2017-17540

• 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 8.3.3 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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