CVE-2017-17539

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 60.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 8, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 30, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-28 08:23 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-28 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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2026-05-24 06:06 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-17539?

CVE-2017-17539 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2018. The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

When was CVE-2017-17539 disclosed?

CVE-2017-17539 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-17539 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17539 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 60.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17539?

CVE-2017-17539 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-17539?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17539, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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