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    CVE-2016-4573

    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.

    Published:Sep 9, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 9, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.07629
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortiswitch
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-1024d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-1048d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-108d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-124d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-124d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-224d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-224d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-248d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-248d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-3032d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-424d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-424d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-424d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-448d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-448d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-448d-poe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-524d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-524d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-548d
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-548d-fpoe
    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fsw-r-112d-poe

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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