Fortinet FortiPAM/FortiProxy/FortiSASE/FortiSwitch/FortiOS Newcli Daemon double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Fortinet FortiPAM, FortiProxy, FortiSASE, FortiSwitch and FortiOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Newcli Daemon. Executing a manipulation can lead to double free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-106175. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiPAM, FortiProxy, FortiSASE, FortiSwitch and FortiOS. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Newcli Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

A Double Free vulnerability [CWE-415] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.7, FortiOS 7.4 all versions, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiProxy 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiProxy 7.4 all versions, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions, FortiSwitch 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiSwitch 7.4 all versions, FortiSwitch 7.2 all versions may allow a local authenticated attacker to crash the newcli daemon via crafted CLI commands.

The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-106175 since 10/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.4
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CNA Base Score: 2.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/06/2026 CVE reserved
10/13/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.fortinet.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-106175 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-106175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-417868

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2026 19:58
Changes: 10/13/2026 19:58 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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