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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-161 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.1 · fortinetNVD modified 2026-10-15 02:20
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*