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GHSA-6QVM-8HQF-VWF3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-17 15:31 – Updated: 2025-03-17 15:31

Details

A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local, authenticated attacker to connect to the managed Access Point (Meru AP and FortiAP-U) as root using the default hard-coded username and password.

Severity ?

6.7 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2021-22126 (GCVE-0-2021-22126)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-17 13:05 – Updated: 2025-03-18 03:55

Summary

Severity ?

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:X

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper access control

Assigner

fortinet

References

URL

Tags

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-147

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Fortinet	FortiWLC	Affected: 8.5.0 , ≤ 8.5.2 (semver) Affected: 8.4.4 , ≤ 8.4.8 (semver) Affected: 8.4.0 , ≤ 8.4.2 (semver) Affected: 8.3.2 , ≤ 8.3.3 (semver) Affected: 8.2.6 , ≤ 8.2.7 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.6:::::::*

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6QVM-8HQF-VWF3

CVE-2021-22126 (GCVE-0-2021-22126)

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