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CVE-2016-1909

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 71.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Fortinet, FortiOS. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 71.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-1909
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
71.27%
Fortinet FortiOS

Original NVD 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.