CVE detail
CVE-2019-17659
A use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in FortiSIEM version 5.2.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain SSH access to the supervisor as the restricted user "tunneluser" by leveraging knowledge of the private key from another installation or a firmware image.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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The vendor Fortinet has finally released security patches to remove the hardcoded SSH keys in Fortinet SIEM appliances. Fortinet has finally released security updates to remove the hardcoded SSH keys in Fortinet SIEM appliances. Recently Andrew Klaus, a security specialist from Cybera, discovered a hardcoded SSH public key in Fortinet’s Security Information and Event Management FortiSIEM that […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 28, 2020, 7:46 AM- Expert found a hardcoded SSH Key in Fortinet SIEM appliancesSecurity Affairs
Expert found a hardcoded SSH public key in Fortinet ’s Security Information and Event Management FortiSIEM that can allow access to the FortiSIEM Supervisor. Andrew Klaus, a security specialist from Cybera, discovered a hardcoded SSH public key in Fortinet’s Security Information and Event Management FortiSIEM that can be used by attackers to the FortiSIEM Supervisor. […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 21, 2020, 6:14 AM A hardcoded SSH public key in Fortinet’s Security Information and Event Management FortiSIEM can be abused to access the FortiSIEM Supervisor.
newswww.securityweek.comJan 20, 2020, 7:37 PM
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