CVE-2016-4573 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting specific Fortinet FortiSwitch models (e.g., FSW-108D-POE, FSW-124D, FSW-448D) running firmware version 3.4.1 in FortiLink managed mode. An attacker can gain administrative access by using an empty password for the "rest_admin" account. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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