CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4573
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
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.
Affected configurations
• fortinet fortiswitch 3.4.1
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiswitch-rest-admin-account-exposed-under-specific-conditions Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92450 www.securityfocus.com
- https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security/advisories/cve-2016-4573 Third Party Advisory
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiswitch-rest-admin-account-exposed-under-specific-conditions Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92450 www.securityfocus.com
- https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security/advisories/cve-2016-4573 Third Party Advisory