CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-70465
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-12
- Last modified
- 2026-10-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120
Description
A buffer copy without checking size of input ('classic buffer overflow') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClientWindows 7.4.0 through 7.4.3, FortiClientWindows 7.2.0 through 7.2.11 may allow an unauthenticated attacker in a position to alter or craft DNS responses to the targeted host to execute arbitrary code via malicious packets.
Affected configurations
• fortinet forticlient (>= 7.2.0 < 7.2.12)
• fortinet forticlient (>= 7.4.0 < 7.4.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-26-156 Vendor Advisory, Mitigation