CVE-2026-59837Active Exploitation(fortinet / fortios)

LOWCVSS 6.6 · MEDIUM

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for fortinet fortios systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, FortiOS 7.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.8.0 through 1.8.2, FortiPAM 1.7 all versions, FortiPAM 1.6 all versions, FortiPAM 1.5 all versions, FortiPAM 1.4 all versions, FortiPAM 1.3 all versions, FortiPAM 1.2 all versions, FortiPAM 1.1 all versions, FortiPAM 1.0 all versions, FortiProxy 7.4.0 through 7.4.13, FortiProxy 7.2 all versions may allow a privileged authenticated attacker who can bypass stack protection and ASLR to execute arbitrary code or commands via crafted HTTP requests.

3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-121

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • fortios
  • fortipam
  • fortiproxy

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
fortiosfortipamfortiproxy

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-07-15: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-07-15: 107-15
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Active Exploitation

    Our CTI team identified a lot of activities targeting Fortinet FortiOS and other products (CVE-2026-59837) https://vuldb.com/vuln/378360/cti

    Post summary

    CTI team reports multiple active exploitation activities against Fortinet FortiOS involving CVE-2026-59837, but does not provide PoC details, technical specifics, or mitigation guidance.

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CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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