01 Record
CVE-2026-71407
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
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-12 12:19Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 01:23Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-06
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8c4a8e485351ae3009d44c0e85ed45527610fcc7a9eb9e08dda83a018e4f2397
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
FortinetFortiPAM1.8.0 to 1.8.4, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.6.0 to 1.6.2, 1.5.0 to 1.5.1, 1.4.0 to 1.4.3, 1.3.0 to 1.3.1, 1.2.0, 1.1.0 to 1.1.2, 1.0.0 to 1.0.3—
06 References
- fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-161
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-127084.html
07 Remediation
Upgrade to FortiOS version 8.0.0 or above Upgrade to FortiOS version 7.6.7 or above