Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiNAC
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") in Fortinet FortiNAC 8.3.0 to 8.3.6 and 8.5.0 admin webUI may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a reflected XSS attack via the search field in the webUI.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00705 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fortinet FortiNAC | FortiNAC 8.3.0 to 8.3.6 and 8.5.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Fortinet FortiNAC Vendor— Affected FortiNAC 8.3.0 to 8.3.6 and 8.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5594
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q52x-xpc3-85cg
References
More Fortinet Fortinac vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-18918 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16458 Deserialization of untrusted data in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18002 Improper authorization in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-18920 XML external entity injection in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-20852 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2023-16459 Command injection in Fortinet FortiNAC CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-5594 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5594 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q52x-xpc3-85cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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