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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-17540

CVE-2017-17540

Description

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

Affected products

3

Fortinet/Fortiwlc2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=7.0,<=7.0.11
- (no CPE)range: 8.3.3
Fortinet, Inc./FortiWLCv5
Range: 8.3.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274nvdVendor Advisory

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