CVE-2016-1909
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS…
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Description
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 39224 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 71.3% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160111 SSH Backdoor for FortiGate OS Version 4.x up to 5.0.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1034663 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39224 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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