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Medium 5.1Published Aug 12, 2026

CVE-2026-71407A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.1 through 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute a…

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A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability [CWE-121] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.1 through 7.6.6 may allow an unauthenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute arbitrary code or commands in the context of the WAD daemon via crafted sockets, only if the explicit proxy is configured with Kerberos authentication and SOCKS enabled.

CVSS
5.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-121
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
fortinet
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Fortinet FortiOS
fortinet:fortios
from 7.6.1 through 7.6.6
CNA record
Fortinet FortiPAM
fortinet:fortipam
from 1.8.0 through 1.8.4; from 1.7.0 through 1.7.2; from 1.6.0 through 1.6.2; from 1.5.0 through 1.5.1; from 1.4.0 through 1.4.3; from 1.3.0 through 1.3.1; 1.2.0; from 1.1.0 through 1.1.2; and 1 more ranges
CNA record
Fortinet FortiProxy
fortinet:fortiproxy
from 7.6.0 through 7.6.4; from 7.4.0 through 7.4.11; from 7.2.0 through 7.2.16; from 7.0.0 through 7.0.23
CNA record
Siemens RUGGEDCOM APE1808
siemens:ruggedcom_ape1808 (from the name)
all versions
CISA ADP
fortinet fortios
fortinet:fortios
from 7.6.1 before 7.6.7
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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