Fortinet PSIRT AdvisoriesFG-IR-26-154

Buffer overread in authd and wad daemon

CVSSv3 Score: 4.1 A buffer over-read vulnerability [CWE-126] in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSASE may allow an authenticated remote attacker to return a portion of device memory in the redirect response via submitting a specially crafted request. Revised on 2026-07-14 00:00:00

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4.1CVSS out of 10Medium severity

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FortiOS
FortiProxy
FortiSASE

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Jul 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC
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Aug 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM UTC
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Sep 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC
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Vendor: Fortinet
Advisory ID: FG-IR-26-154
Last source check: Sep 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC

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