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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2021-22126 EUVD-2021-9282GHSA-6qvm-8hqf-vwf3

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.…

Published Mar 17, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026 · Assigned by fortinet

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Fortinet FortiWLC 8.5.0 – ≤ 8.5.2, 8.4.4 – ≤ 8.4.8, 8.4.0 – ≤ 8.4.2, 8.3.2 – ≤ 8.3.3, 8.2.6 – ≤ 8.2.7 —

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