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TI-2016-01747 Aliases CVE-2016-1909GHSA-wpg3-7qph-4gvp

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before…

Priority HIGH 80CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.71268 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.3.16VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.7VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3.16 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1909
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpg3-7qph-4gvp

References

Exploit 3

Other 3

  • TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-18911 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-36904 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-15234 A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14448 Out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-12585 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS-6K7K KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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