A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local, authenticated attacker to connect to the managed Access Point (Meru AP and FortiAP-U) as root using the default hard-coded username and password.
                
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References
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| https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-147 | 
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History
                    Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-798 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
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| Description | A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 to 8.3.2, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.6 may allow a local, authenticated attacker to connect to the managed Access Point (Meru AP and FortiAP-U) as root using the default hard-coded username and password. | |
| First Time appeared | 
        
        Fortinet
         Fortinet fortiwlc  | 
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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        Fortinet
         Fortinet fortiwlc  | 
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: fortinet
Published:
Updated: 2025-03-18T03:55:16.635Z
Reserved: 2021-01-04T20:14:12.302Z
Link: CVE-2021-22126
Updated: 2025-03-17T13:36:28.155Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-03-17T14:15:17.067
Modified: 2025-07-24T20:16:08.390
Link: CVE-2021-22126
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