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CVE-2016-1909

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 71.3%EU EUVD

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.8 (v3.0)
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
71.3% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2016-3000)
Published
January 15, 2016
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-3000 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios
  • fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

  • FortiOS™ - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1754 - historical
  • FortiOS - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1431 - historical

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2016-1909: CRITICAL severity (CVSS 9.8)