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TI-2016-06426 Aliases CVE-2016-7561GHSA-874w-4q4h-wg36

Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0, 8.1-2-0, and 8.2-4-0…

Priority LOW 34CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-200.

Summary

Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0, 8.1-2-0, and 8.2-4-0 allow administrators to obtain sensitive user credentials by reading the pam.log file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01109 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.1-2-29VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0-9-1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-10-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0-10-0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.0-5-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0-5-0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1-2-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1-2-0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2-4-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2-4-0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1-2-29 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-9-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0-9-1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-10-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0-10-0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.0-5-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0-5-0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1-2-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1-2-0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2-4-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2-4-0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7561
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-874w-4q4h-wg36

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12817 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12816 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06996 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2016-06425 The rsyncd server in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-18962 Incorrect authorization in Fortinet FortiWLC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-05004 An OS Command Injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2 through 6.1-5, 7.0-7… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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