Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.7/8.0.0 Proxy stack-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00+ |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.7/8.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Proxy. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-126258. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.7/8.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 8.0.0, FortiOS 7.6.7 may allow an unauthenticated attacker with wad port access to crash proxy or ZTNA sessions via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
The advisory is available at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-126258 since 11/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/11/2026).
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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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (fortinet): 🔒
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Stack-based overflowCWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Timeline
11/10/2026 CVE reserved11/11/2026 Advisory disclosed
11/11/2026 VulDB entry created
11/11/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comAdvisory: fortiguard.fortinet.com
Status: Confirmed
CNA: fortinet
CVE: CVE-2026-126258 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-126258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-436074
Entry
Created: 11/11/2026 23:01Changes: 11/11/2026 23:01 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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