CVE-2016-7560

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Published Oct 5, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The rsyncd server in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0, 8.1-2-0, and 8.2-4-0 has a hardcoded rsync account, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-9-1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:7.0-10-0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.0-5-0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1-2-0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2-4-0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8413	The rsyncd server in Fortinet FortiWLC 6.1-2-29 and earlier, 7.0-9-1, 7.0-10-0, 8.0-5-0, 8.1-2-0, and 8.2-4-0 has a hardcoded rsync account, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.698% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-029
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93286

History

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Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortiwlc

Weaknesses

CWE-798

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 5, 2016, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:04 AM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM

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