Command injection in Fortinet FortiManager allows privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.6 and FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.6 are affected. An OS command injection flaw (CWE-78) lets specially crafted packets pass special characters into operating system commands. An adjacent attacker with high privileges can escalate privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Description from the CNA
A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 8.0.0, FortiManager 7.6.0 through 7.6.6, FortiManager Cloud 7.6.2 through 7.6.6 may allow attacker to escalation of privilege via specially crafted packets
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | FortiManager | 8.0.0; 7.6.0 – 7.6.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Fortinet | FortiManager Cloud | 7.6.2 – 7.6.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FortiManager VendorFortinet Affected 8.0.0; 7.6.0 – 7.6.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- FortiManager Cloud VendorFortinet Affected 7.6.2 – 7.6.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.6 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.5 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.4 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.3 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.2 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.1 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.0 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanagercloud:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.6 | — | Fortinet |
| cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanagercloud:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6.5 | — | Fortinet |
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.6 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.5 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.4 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.3 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.2 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.1 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.0 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanagercloud:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.6 — ·Fortinet
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimanagercloud:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6.5 — ·Fortinet
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for FortiManager or FortiManager Cloud.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106171
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-27gm-32wm-96j2
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Fortinet vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-39856 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-23811 Stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiNDR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-18919 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-18911 Heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiSwitchManager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-106171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27gm-32wm-96j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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