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TI-2017-10339 Aliases CVE-2017-14189GHSA-vw3v-x3qm-62pf

An improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWebManager 5.8.0 allows anyone…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-521Published · 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-521.

Summary

An improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWebManager 5.8.0 allows anyone that can access the admin webUI to successfully log-in regardless the provided password.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0278 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiWebManager5.8.0—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiWebManager VendorFortinet Affected 5.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb_manager:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.0VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb_manager:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14189
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw3v-x3qm-62pf

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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