CVE-2026-71407
MEDIUM
5,6
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
Access Control
Other
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Other
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-161