Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-71407
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 40.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.6
Products affected by CVE-2026-71407
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.1
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.2
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.3
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.5
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cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:7.6.6