CVE-2016-8491 in the critical feed json
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote…
published 2017-02-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9339
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-16-065
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/94186
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8491
- NVD CVE-2016-8491
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