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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4573

CVE-2016-4573

Description

Fortinet FortiSwitch FSW-108D-POE, FSW-124D, FSW-124D-POE, FSW-224D-POE, FSW-224D-FPOE, FSW-248D-POE, FSW-248D-FPOE, FSW-424D, FSW-424D-POE, FSW-424D-FPOE, FSW-448D, FSW-448D-POE, FSW-448D-FPOE, FSW-524D, FSW-524D-FPOE, FSW-548D, FSW-548D-FPOE, FSW-1024D, FSW-1048D, FSW-3032D, and FSW-R-112D-POE models, when in FortiLink managed mode and upgraded to 3.4.1, might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via an empty password for the rest_admin account.

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Affected products

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  • Fortinet/FortiSwitch GUI2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 3.4.1

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