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CVE-2023-26210: fortinet fortiadc OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 13-06-2023Last modified 14-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-26210 is a high (CVSS 7.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in fortinet fortiadc. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerabilties [CWE-78] vulnerability in Fortinet allows a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell code as `root` user via crafted CLI requests.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.50% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet3 products
  • fortiadc≥ 7.1.0, ≤ 7.1.1 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.6 | ≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.8 | ≥ 5.3.0, ≤ 5.3.7 | ≥ 5.4.0, ≤ 5.4.5 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.0.4 | ≥ 6.1.0, ≤ 6.1.6 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.6 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.5 | 7.1.0 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.2.0
  • fortiadc_manager5.2.0 | 5.2.1 | 5.3.0 | 5.4.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.1.0 | 6.2.0 | 6.2.1 | 7.0.0 | 7.1.0
  • fortiadcmanager7.1.0 | 7.0.0 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.1 | 6.1.0 | 6.0.0 | 5.4.0 | 5.3.0 | ≥ 5.2.0, ≤ 5.2.1

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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