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CVE-2026-71407 HIGH

Published: 2026-08-12 | Last Modified: 2026-09-08 | Status: Analyzed

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.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 2.2

Impact Score: 5.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-121

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
fortinet fortios * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36865e2c0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*