CVE-2017-17540 in the critical feed json
The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
published 2018-05-07 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8700
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Fortinet, Inc. FortiWLC
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/advisory/FG-IR-17-274
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104119
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-17540
- NVD CVE-2017-17540
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