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CVE-2016-7560: fortinet fortiwlc Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 05-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7560 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in fortinet fortiwlc. EPSS estimates a 2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The rsyncd server in 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 has a hardcoded rsync account, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.70%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.70%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortiwlc≤ 6.1-2-29 | 7.0-9-1 | 7.0-10-0 | 8.0-5-0 | 8.1-2-0 | 8.2-4-0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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