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TI-2020-10185 Aliases CVE-2020-12816GHSA-rjvx-q2j5-w235

Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiNAC

Priority LOW 30CWE-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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiNAC before 8.7.2 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the UserID of Admin Users.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01154 67th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiNACFortiNAC before 8.7.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiNAC VendorFortinet Affected FortiNAC before 8.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.7.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.7.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12816
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjvx-q2j5-w235

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
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Sources

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