cve/2017/CVE-2017-17540.md

### [CVE-2017-17540](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-17540)
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### Description

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.