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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2021.1509 Hardcoded root password in Meru AP 5 May 2021 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Meru AP Publisher: FortiGuard Operating System: Network Appliance Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2021-22126 Original Bulletin: https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-147 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Hardcoded root password in Meru AP IR Number : FG-IR-20-147 Date : May 03, 2021 Risk : 3/5 CVSSv3 Score : 6.5 Impact : Execute unauthorized code or commands CVE ID : CVE-2021-22126 Summary A use of hard-coded password vulnerability in Meru AP may allow a remote authenticated attacker to access the system as root using the default hard-coded username and password. Impact Execute unauthorized code or commands Affected Products Meru AP versions 8.5.2 and below. Solutions Please upgrade to Meru AP versions 8.6.0 or above. Please upgrade to Meru AP versions 8.5.3 or above. Acknowledgement Internally reported by Fortinet PSIRT. - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== Australian Computer Emergency Response Team The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for member emergencies only. =========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967 iQIVAwUBYJHZG+NLKJtyKPYoAQiwfA/+MlnuZzSm6maoVk9re4j2TDJT3e2AuYFd PFLnh1ExvDZWUFs2quYLDry/W9ffVwVk+ujudVySZddyYPRoHbr6XbNJA5JQ9K/h kjY3+4XtaxAV+GXD87tesc9hS+e8JY/j8/go0k3xKHY8D2A5fkKZ8+Lg6PR7mNYu W2dv/PT4+dwV1Ng+lqh/bucW6cFbEnzKMVi0NA5eYUt2WU0n5x3J9eYC7Foy8UPt QlUpSdf4AJMGZo+Cebae5A8Q5+tmTgAyFj9CuIM+F5GXF5jAfHsD/4ANsBGGsbuI bHyhq6tQoK9JLdGbrQ2U0+/uIhEYbufc5+6Q18BasbKrAmV9NHgXkoAyMDkJ+v3Z Y4s6U4qSXT8NrGEfkOuea9d7UE0A3hMnvOttBKm6VoQ/5c2tbqR/cWz3xn03R/1j vS2VRbGzrcM/NHsdSGkNzLxVxCyPbWQViBpaFx08GCYU8qE8jPw6HGq7O+zGwBtQ i/2RU+0IFReW1YHyMhki/nCh0vrNl7p4D0Xhvz1Ei3HJ5rSYI5WGC2ps0eSyL10j by09SxJEp+OGSiziNDn/BjIDR9lhebFx5wYjF2VoSJ1rXNj/3LY9286mOOoZXF1f 19xZQVdIs6LeheYoCE188aNrGHfSBEARvKejQBo3qer6ghsvmV4ly4SHKxX6flRv q8dFIE6bMs8= =WaeH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----