CVE-2026-71407
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CVE-2026-71407 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.6/10 on the CVSS scale. 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..
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 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS | >= 7.6.1, <= 7.6.6 |
| Fortinet | FortiPAM | >= 1.8.0, <= 1.8.4; >= 1.7.0, <= 1.7.2; >= 1.6.0, <= 1.6.2; >= 1.5.0, <= 1.5.1; >= 1.4.0, <= 1.4.3; >= 1.3.0, <= 1.3.1; 1.2.0; >= 1.1.0, <= 1.1.2; >= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.3 |
| Fortinet | FortiProxy | >= 7.6.0, <= 7.6.4; >= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.11; >= 7.2.0, <= 7.2.16; >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.23 |
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