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Dell SonicWall GMS comes with hidden backdoor
iTnews (AUS) ^ | Jul 21 2016 11:21AM (AUS) | Juha Saarinen

Posted on 07/20/2016 10:25:23 PM PDT by Utilizer

Researchers have discovered a range of vulnerabilities in Dell's SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) console, including a hidden default account with an easily guessable password.

US security vendor Digital Defense said the hidden account can be accessed through a command line interface client that can be downloaded from the console of the GMS web application.

Non-administrative users can be added with the command line interface; however, they can log into the web interface and change the password for the admin user. By logging in with the admin user account, attackers using this method can get full contol of the GMS, and the SonicWall devices it controls.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: internet; malware; security

1 posted on 07/20/2016 10:25:23 PM PDT by Utilizer
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To: Utilizer
Good timing:

"On June 20, 2016, Dell sold SonicWall (part of Dell Software Group) to private equity firm Francisco Partners and Elliott Management."

2 posted on 07/20/2016 11:49:20 PM PDT by TChad
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To: Utilizer

Even every android and iphone have backdoor for FBI. FBI funds the Microsoft and google to make backdoors for them. It may sound weird and you may think that I am mad. But that is the fact


3 posted on 07/20/2016 11:53:59 PM PDT by borman
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Evidently no longer hidden.


4 posted on 07/21/2016 12:19:44 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Utilizer

I wonder what was the “easily guessable password”?
“NSA”?
or “Chicom”?


5 posted on 07/21/2016 3:06:28 AM PDT by Mr Radical (In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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