FortiSIEM
CVE-2019-17659: Use of hard-coded cryptographic key in FortiSIEM
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.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| FortiSIEM 5.2 | See the advisory |
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What it is
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.
Sources
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