Improper input validation in Fortinet FortiOS
Priority LOW 22CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A improper input validation in Fortinet FortiGate version 6.4.3 and below, version 6.2.5 and below, version 6.0.11 and below, version 5.6.13 and below allows attacker to disclose sensitive information via SNI Client Hello TLS packets.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00651 51st 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 | Fortinet FortiOS | FortiOS 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.11, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.6.13, 5.6.12, 5.6.11, 5.6.10, 5.6.9, 5.6.8, 5.6.7, 5.6.6, 5.6.5, 5.6.4, 5.6.3, 5.6.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Fortinet FortiOS VendorFortinet Affected FortiOS 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.11, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.6.13, 5.6.12, 5.6.11, 5.6.10, 5.6.9, 5.6.8, 5.6.7, 5.6.6, 5.6.5, 5.6.4, 5.6.3, 5.6.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 – 5.6.13; 6.0.0 – 6.0.11; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5; 6.4.0 – 6.4.3 | Vulnerable | Fortinet |
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 – 5.6.13; 6.0.0 – 6.0.11; 6.2.0 – 6.2.5; 6.4.0 – 6.4.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57m7-2g72-pv8m
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Fortinet Fortios vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-18911 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36904 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15234 A use of externally-controlled format string in Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.4.0 through… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14448 Out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-12585 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiOS-6K7K KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57m7-2g72-pv8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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