CVE-2016-8495 is an improper certificate validation vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiManager firmware versions 5.0.6 through 5.2.7 and 5.4.0 through 5.4.1. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) allows a remote attacker to spoof a trusted entity through a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, leveraging the Fortisandbox devices probing feature, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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