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
Published Jan 15, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 71.27%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 67.42% (0.67418) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 67.42% (0.67418) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 67.42% (0.67418) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 67.42% (0.67418) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.27% (0.71268) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2026 | 79.61% (0.79613) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 78.56% (0.78557) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | 79.71% (0.79714) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 81.81% (0.81812) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 79.71% (0.79714) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 81.59% (0.81595) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 57.53% (0.57530) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 68.19% (0.68188) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 70.89% (0.70887) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 67.08% (0.67078) | 97.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 85.32% (0.85322) | 99.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 85.32% (0.85322) | 99.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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